Santhosh Pandit offers financial aid to residents of Govindapuram colony
While Kerala is celebrating the 100th anniversary of community feast Panthibhojanam initiated by social reformer Sahodaran Ayyappan to fight caste based discriminations, untouchability is being practiced at a Tamil speaking Dalit colony at Govindapuram near the Kerala- Tamil Nadu border.
The issue was recently reported by the medias and it soon became a topic of discussion. The upper caste Gounders have prevented the Dalits belonging to Chakkliya community from entering their shops and hotels.
Today I visited Palghat DT Govindhapuram , Ambedkar colony ..അവിടുത്തെ ജനങ്ങൾ വളരെ സാമ്പത്തിക ബുദ്ധിമുട്ട് അനുഭവിക്കുന്നു…ചോർച്ചയുള്ള വീടുകളിൽ ജീവിക്കുന്നു..എനിക്കു കൂടുതലായ് ഒന്നും ചെയ്യുവാൻ പറ്റിയില്ല…കുറച്ചു ദിവസത്തക്കുള്ള ആഹാര സാധനങ്ങളും School, plus one,plus two students books, fees സഹായവും കുറച്ച്ചെയ്യുവാൻ കഴിഞ്ഞു.. അവീടുത്തെ കുട്ടികളെ പഠിിപ്പിക്കുവാൻSponsors കണ്ടെത്താമെന്ന് വാക്കു കൊടുത്തു….. കുറച്ചു ആഴ്ചക്കു ശേഷം വീണ്ടും കൂടുതൽ സഹായങ്ങളുമായ്ചെല്ലുവാൻ ആലോചിക്കുന്നു….By….Santhosh Pandit
Posted by Santhosh Pandit Official on Monday, June 12, 2017
Santhosh Pandit recently visited the place and gave financial aid to residents of the colony. He has also promised to find sponsors for the students of the colony. He offered the remuneration he got from his new Mammootty movie Masterpiece and his debut Tamil movie. Santhosh has been getting a a lot of appreciation from social media users for his benevolence to help the needy.
This is not the first time Santhosh is lending his helping hands to the underprivileged. Earlier during an Onam season, he had provided basic food items for some residents in Attapadi region. He believes that, being a social animal it is his responsibility to help others.
Santhosh Pandit shot to fame with his debut movie Krishnanum Radhayum. He is noted for handling almost all departments of filmmaking including acting, direction, composer, lyricist, singer, choreographer, editor etc. Eventhough his films have been severely criticized over the years, he remains an internet celebrity who is unfazed by the harsh reactions. He recently grabbed an opportunity to work with Mammootty in the upcoming movie Masterpiece, directed by Rajadhiraja fame Ajai Vasudev.
