The year 2018 was a year of floods and devastation for several parts of the country. Both Nagaland and Kerala suffered massively due to the natural calamity. And, interestingly, Sushant Singh Rajput had come to the rescue of both these states the same year.

Following Sushant Singh Rajput’s untimely demise on June 14, several Bollywood bigwigs, politicians, sports personalities and fans poured their hearts out on social media. Few posts among them revealed unknown facts about the 34-year-old actor. One such was from screenwriter-director Charudutt Acharya.

In a long Facebook post, Acharya wrote about how Sushant’s death has personally affected all the members of his family. But it has most deeply affected his father, PB Acharya, who was the governor of the state of Nagaland between 2014 to 2019.

In his post, Acharya revealed how the Kedarnath actor helped the government of Nagaland after their appeal to all the citizens of the country to donate to the Cheif Minister’s Flood Relief Fund following the floods. “He quietly came to Dimapur, the commercial capital of Nagaland, and handed over a cheque of 1.25 crores to the CM Neiphiu Rio. There was no fanfare. There was no major publicity (sic),” Acharya added in his post.

I thank Sushant Singh Rajput @itsSSR for standing with #Nagaland. He personally handed over a cheque of Rs.1.25 crore towards CM Relief Fund. I am grateful to him and everyone who has come in support of our state #NagalandFloods #DonateForNagaland pic.twitter.com/AfL8uEwADd

— Neiphiu Rio (@Neiphiu_Rio) September 4, 2018

Sushant Singh Rajput had made a similar contribution the same year towards Kerala flood relief as well. While the actor had again quietly donated a sum of Rs 1.25 crore to the Kerala CM’s Fund, he made an additional contribution on behalf of a fan.

An Instagram user and a fan had back then wished to donate food towards those affected by the floods because he didn’t have money. Sushant Singh Rajput had promised to donate Rs 1 crore on his behalf, towards Kerala flood relief. Screenshots of their Instagram conversation have been all over the internet since June 14.

Last Year Instagram Post Comment Of #SushantSinghRajput pic.twitter.com/pAyCRbrbbc

— Narendra Modi fan (@narendramodi177) June 14, 2020

Later, Sushant even tweeted to the fan, telling him that he had kept his promise and thanking him for making him do this. He wrote, “As promised, my friend, @subhamranjan66, what you wanted to do, has been done. You made me do this, so be extremely proud of yourself. You delivered exactly when it was needed. Lots and lots of love. Fly. Cheers (sic).”

As promised my friend, @subhamranjan66, what you wanted to do has been done. You made me do this, so be extremely proud of yourself. You delivered exactly when it was needed.
Lots and lots of love. FLY
Cheers #MyKerala #KeralaReliefFunds pic.twitter.com/fqrFpmKNhK

— Sushant Singh Rajput (@itsSSR) August 21, 2018

Upon hearing the news of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, tweeted remembering his selfless contribution towards the state. He wrote, “We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. His early demise is a great loss to the Indian Film industry. Our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends & supporters. We take a moment to remember his support during the time of Kerala floods (sic).”

We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. His early demise is a great loss to the Indian Film industry. Our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends & supporters.

We take a moment to remember his support during the time of Kerala floods. pic.twitter.com/OKampA9w05

— Pinarayi Vijayan (@vijayanpinarayi) June 14, 2020

While actors are often attached with various philanthropic work, few actually go about it as quietly as Sushant Singh Rajput did. Which is what made him different. The Chhichhore actor would often be found engrossed in his poetry or literally star-gazing, talking to his fans on social media or sharing pictures and abstract ideas to stimulate the mind.

Sushant committed suicide on June 14 in his Bandra, Mumbai home. He was just 34, and as per the police’s initial reports, he was suffering from depression for the past six months. His last rites were performed at the Pawan Hans Crematorium in Vile Parle, Mumbai.

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