Pawan Kalyan lashes out at naysayers who state that Tollywood celebs don’t donate enough

Powerstar Pawan Kalyan

defended the Tollywood film fraternity recently and questioned naysayers who state they don’t donate enough.

Wondering why only people from the film fraternity are expected to donate money whenever there’s a natural disaster, the actor lashed out at those who work in professions that allow them to earn high. He said in a video, “It’s not something frivolous to donate money from our hard earnings. Imagine donating rupees ten lakhs from your own personal account, it’s truly not easy. I have donated money multiple times by now and yet many say that movie stars don’t donate enough or worse never donate in the first place.”

He added that despite the risk of losing money in a fraternity such as the film industry, actors continue to do their bit. “The film industry is already struggling in the pandemic due to losing profits. Every time a film runs into losses, it is very hard for the people involved to recover. So, it is totally unfair to generalise and make such statements. We have become such soft target to be criticised whenever something happens. There are many industrialists, businessmen and politicians who earn enough and yet, they’re never questioned for not donating in time of need,” he adds.

Pawan Kalyan recently donated Rs 1 Cr to the Telangana CM Relief Fund to aid victims of the Hyderabad floods. Actors like Prabhas, Mahesh Babu, Vijay Deverakonda, Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna also did their bit. According to reports, Pawan Kalyan will soon join the sets of his next film Vakeel Saab.