Actor Siddharth Launches ‘Kerala Donation Challenge’, Urges People To Help The Flood Victims

The death toll in Kerala has already reached 324, and sadly, the number might grow as more rain in predicted amid devastating floods. Thousands of people are stranded in flood-affected areas waiting to be rescued. A red alert has been declared in 11 of the 14 districts of the state. Meanwhile, three-wings of armed forces have been deployed to rescue people.

Roads are damaged, mobile networks are jammed and people are left homeless. Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has described the situation as “extremely grave”. The situation is worse than ever.

Amid all this, a lot of celebrities have come forth to extend help to the victims and have donated money to the Chief Minister's fund.

Actor Siddharth, who is popular for his work in Rang De Basanti, is urging people to donate for the victims too. He is daring and begging people to take up this “Kerala Donation Challenge” as he calls it. He has donated too and given a proof of the amount he has donated too.

“I am pained by the lack of adequate attention being given to this situation. It reminds me of a similar apathy displayed by the national media during devastating Tamil Nadu floods of 2015… Every rupee donated towards the cause of flood relief in Kerala makes a difference and that he believed that social media had the special powers to create magical movements overnight,” he wrote in a letter written to the government recollecting the devastating flood situation of 2015.

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