Vijay Deverakonda began a corpus fund called the Middle Class Fund with the aim to help middle class families who are in dire need of support because of the ongoing lockdown. The fund which is being managed by The Deverakonda Foundation has been giving out regular updates on how the fund is being managed and how many families have been benefited from the fund. However, the young actor has come out with a video which he talks about how a Telugu movie news website aimed to slander the good work being done by The Deverakonda Foundation and the Middle Class Fund.
In the video, Vijay Deverakonda has the article which carried the misinformation on the Middle Class Fund printed on a sheet of paper. Vijay then proceeds to deconstruct the lies and misinformation on a point by point basis and urges the public to cross check their news sources and to always question the authenticity of the news. Moreover, the menace of misinformation does not only affect him but all the actors, actresses, directors and producers working in the industry. Soon after the video went online, many celebrities came out to strongly support Vijay Deverakonda and called for the stoppage of fake news. The hashtag #KillFakeNews quickly became viral on Twitter.
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Here are some of the celebrity reactions for Vijay Deverakonda’s video
I stand by you brother @TheDeverakonda #KillFakeNews #KillGossipWebsites https://t.co/mk5enwj5Pm pic.twitter.com/ESYodVIQbw
— Mahesh Babu (@urstrulyMahesh) May 4, 2020
To whom so ever it may concern… Do not take Our Patience & Silence for granted. #KillFakeNews #killGossipWebsites
@TheDeverakonda https://t.co/LtFr7I8nRx— Vamshi Paidipally (@directorvamshi) May 4, 2020
This is the need of the hour! I stand by you @TheDeverakonda. Let’s all ( audiences, fans, film industry) stand united against fake news and useless Gossips. #KillFakeNews #KillGossipWebsites https://t.co/2NGIw4fXbf
— Ravi Teja (@RaviTeja_offl) May 4, 2020
Spoken out well my man!! @TheDeverakonda @SureshProdns and I stand by you!!#KillFakeNews #SpreadPositivity https://t.co/HQXMhMEgk5
— Rana Daggubati (@RanaDaggubati) May 4, 2020
Well said Vijay @TheDeverakonda – completely with you. We are here doing what we do at the cost of losing precious time with our loved ones – only to wake up to baseless rumours. Our silence cannot be your weapon. #KillFakeNews #SpreadPositivity https://t.co/n36NIoUhhO
— Allari Naresh (@allarinaresh) May 4, 2020
On the professional front Vijay Deverakonda is currently working on Fighter, which is being directed by Puri Jagannadh. Bollywood diva Ananya Pandey is roped in to play the leading lady while Karan Johar is co-producing the movie with his production house Dharma Productions and Puri Jagannadh’s Puri Connects.
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