Salman, Jacqueline visit war-torn village in Sri Lanka
June 4, 2010 07:42 am
Bollywood star Salman Khan accompanied by Sri Lankan beauty
queen Jacqueline Fernandez visited a project site to build homes for the people
displaced by the three-decade long civil war.
The 43-year-old actor, who is participating in the IIFA
weekend said, “Many people lost their lives or have been displaced due to war
and constructing 100 homes is a commendable and a good start.”
The construction of the homes in the village of Ja`ela is
part of the IIFA`s Charity initiative to rehabilitate those affected by war in
the country.
Salman said he identified with the aims of the initiative
and had agreed to become the brand ambassador of the IIFA charity initiative
because it works towards building a stronger community.
“I am glad that IIFA is standing by this worthy project. I
hope that this first step taken by IIFA will further motivate others to sign up
and contribute to this project to build a 100 homes and put a roof on the heads
of those who desperately require it,” he said about `Habitat for Humanity`, an
organisation initiated by former US president Jimmy Carter.
As a symbol of solidarity with the Sri Lankan people, IIFA
in partnership with the organisation will adopt and rebuild the
“The building of homes here is a symbolic gesture of
contributing to the host country of Sri lanka and spreading the message of
IIFA-one people, one world,” Sabbas Joseph,
director of Wizcraft, organisers of IIFA, said.
PTI
