Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan continues to extend a helping hand to the needy as India goes under lockdown to curb the growing spread of COVID-19. The actor has now donated 25,000 PPE kits to the frontline medical staff in Maharashtra for the better protection of them.The Minister of Publish Health and Family Welfare in the state of Maharashtra, Rajesh Tope, took to Twitter to express his gratitude to SRK for his kind gesture towards the healthcare professionals.
He tagged Shah Rukh and wrote about his big-hearted contribution in a tweet made on Monday. The post read, “Many thanks Mr. Shah Rukh Khan for your kind contribution of 25,000 PPE kits. This will go a long way in supporting our fight against COVID19 & protecting our frontline medical care team.’’
Shah Rukh acknowledged the tweet and thanked the Minister for “sourcing the kits” and added that he stood with all the others in this hour of need. His response read, “Thank you sir for all your help to source the kits. We are all together in this endeavour to protect ourselves and humanity. Glad to be of service. May your family & team be safe and healthy.”
Earlier, both the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and the BMC thanked Shah Rukh and his wife Gauri for lending their four-storey office space to be converted into a quarantine place for women, kids and the elderly people fighting coronavirus in the state.
Besides this, SRK also contributed to various relief funds including the PM-CARES and the Chief Minister’s Relief Funds through various foundations he manages.
