Asin is the first Indian celebrity in 30 years to visit the war-ravaged region of Jaffna in Sri Lanka. The Ghajini star has been in Sri Lanka for the past two weeks, shooting for her Hindi film, Ready, with Salman Khan.
Asin, accompanied by Lanka’s First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, visited Vavuniya Hospitals on Sunday. Reportedly Asin interacted with patients and even observed a cataract operation being performed at the hospital by surgeons flown in from India. About 300 cataract operations were conducted in a short span of 3 days. The entire project was initiated by Salman Khan and Asin through the the former’s Being Human Foundation.
Speaking about her trip, Asin remarked, “I am here in Lanka to shoot for a film, but I wanted to do whatever I could for the Tamil population here. And so this idea struck me. I want to make it a regular camp and help the maximum number of people.”
It may be recalled the Kollywood associations were miffed over Asin shooting in Sri Lanka in defiance of their dictum and that they were considering banning her future films.
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