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Cow protection programme raises Rs.4.5 crore!
Jamnagar (Gujarat), June 1
A programme of
hymns and folk songs held for the cause of cow-protection here in
Gujarat evoked an astounding response - raising a staggering Rs.4.5
crore.
The programme was held on Friday in Jamnagar district's
Kalavad town where an audience of over 5,000 people gathered to listen
to singer Kirtidan Gadhvi and left appreciating the singer by showering
wads and wads of money.
Two days later the organising group Kalavad Seva Samiti (KSS) announced a collection of a staggering Rs. 4.45 crore.
"I
would like to inform all my dear fans that the money showered was all
given for charity," a delirious Gadhvi tweeted on the development.
The
KSS, run by Nilesh Sakhiya, a former NRI from London who returned to
India and settled in his home in Haripar village of Kalavad
sub-district, had organised the night-long bhajan and folk songs event
by Gadhvi for the cause of cow protection.
Ramesh Patel, one of
the event managers, told mediapersons that the entire amount collected
out of the 'dayro' programme, would be spent on cow protection, and
other social services like building hospitals in the state.
The
famous 'dayro' (Gujarati folk songs and hymns) singers Gadhvi and Maya,
sang throughout the night on Friday, as the crowds kept showering them
with currency notes.
At one point early Saturday morning, the
stage was covered under the currency notes of Rs.1,000, Rs.500 and
Rs.100 that kept coming almost endlessly from the crowds.
The
record-breaking collection and the Gadhvis' performance earned him kudos
on social networking sites. He plans to visit Canada soon for
performances.
Last month, Gadhvi was awarded the Best Singer of the State by Gujarat government.