Bollywood actress and Ajay Devgan’s wife Kajol Devgan has been appointed goodwill ambassador and patron of the UK based Loomba Trust, a charity devoted to educating widow’s children, particularly in India.
Cherie Blair, President of Loomba Trust and wife of former British prime minister Tony Blair presented Kajol with a plaque at Whitehall during a ceremony to celebrate UN International Day of Non-violence commencing on Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday and festival of Diwali on Thursday evening. The function was graced by India’s High Commissioner to the UK Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, Mayor of London Boris Johnson, former Mayor Ken Livingstone, Lord Navnit Dholakia - Deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords among others.
Cherie Blair said the trust would extend its activities to Sri Lanka, Nepal, South Africa and Luanda. It has already helped educate 3,500 children of widows in India.
Kajol was thrilled at the honour and said, “I will do my very best to be worthy of this appointment.”
Raj Loomba, who founded the trust in the memory of his late mother expressed his confidence in the actress saying, “I hope Kajol will bring wealth of support and much needed wealth to our charity.”
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