Famous Bollywood actor Salman Khan has been invited to take part in the presidential campaign of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The invitation has been sent to the famous Bollywood actor by Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa who plays a key role in the President's election campaign, Asian Mirror reliably learns.
It is learnt that Namal Rajapaksa shares a close friendship with the Bollyood actor who has already visited Sri Lanka on several occasions.
However, a spokesperson of the election campaign of President Rajapaksa told Asian Mirror thatb the actor is yet to respond to the invitation sent to him. However, the ruling party is of the belief that they would get a favourable response from the actor.
Apart from his acting career, Khan has been involved in several charities during his career He has started an NGO called Being Human which sells T-shirts and other products online and in stores. A portion of the sales go to a worthy cause supporting the underprivileged. Being Human Foundation is a registered charitable trust set up by Salman Khan for helping the cause of the underprivileged.
In its early days, Salman Khan set up and funded the Foundation using his own money. The Foundation has two focus areas: Education and Healthcare. To increase the reach and corpus of the Foundation, Salman Khan has undertaken initiatives such as Being Human Art; Being Human merchandise; and Being Human Gitanjali Gold Coins