Ayushmann Khurrana inaugurates food truck initiative for trans community

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana recently inaugurated a food truck in Zirakpur Chandigarh dedicated to the transgender communityThe food trucks are being called lsquoSweekarrsquo a take on the importance of acceptance of the community in todayrsquos societyAyushmann on Thursday handed over the keys to the Sweekar Food Trucks to the transgender community at Zirakpur in ChandigarhSpeaking to ANI the lsquoAndhadhunrsquo actor spoke about the importance of inclusion and empowerment for the transgender communityldquoThis Food Truck has been inaugurated for a very special reason to encourage and include the trans community in society Itrsquos a small stephellipmore people who think about society and are sensitive towards it should come forward and help them They trans are an invisible and underprivileged community in our country and this food truck is a kind of push to make them selfreliant and financially independent so that they can find a place in societyrdquo the actor saidLeading trans activist from Chandigarh Dhananjay Chauhan the first transgender student of Panjab University who champions the rights of the LGBTQIA community thanked Ayushmann for the initiativeldquoThe definition of progress of a country can be measured in how empowered selfreliant and protected every community feels Ayushmann has always been a true supporter of the LGBTQIA community in India He has done this through his brand of cinema as well as in the way he lives his life or how he conducts himself on social media Chandigarh is his home So it is really special that he has stepped forward to help the transgender community hererdquo she saidldquoI strongly feel that we donrsquot need anything special from society We only need them to see us hear us and accept us A lot of us are educated hardworking and just need work opportunities to prove our mettle Ayushmann has given wings to our aspirations and encouraged us every step of the way We are going to make this countrdquo she addedMeanwhile on the work front Ayushmann was last seen in the comedydrama lsquoDream Girl 2rsquoThe film also starred Ananya Panday Annu Kapoor and Abhishek Banerjee in key roles It was declared a hitThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever