Actor Amitabh Bachchan has said that there is a deliberate reason why he hasn’t started a fundraiser. He said that he finds it ’embarrassing’ to ask for money from others, and does whatever he can through his own ‘extremely limited means’.
In a blog post on Saturday, the actor wrote that the only reason he is sharing updates about his charitable efforts is not to seek praise, but to assure everyone that help is actually being provided and that he isn’t simply making ‘blank promises’.
I give wherever I can .. my means are extremely limited .. it may not seem so, but they are,” the actor wrote, adding, “I have not made any effort to collect them through campaigns or donations to a cause that I may have instituted .. I just feel asking someone for funds is embarrassing for me.
He admitted that he had appeared in public service advertisements, but said that he never directly asked for contributions. “If there have been such unseen or unknown incidents then I seek forgiveness,” he wrote.
There have been many such campaigns and events where the organisers have collected funds for most worthy causes .. and that is most laudable .. but with all due respect and modesty, at times the amount that I have personally individually donated, matches the funds collected out of the campaigns ..
I did not ask .. I gave ..
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