On 333rd memorial day of Hambirrao Mohite, 333 bottles of blood collected
In the backdrop of corona, there is a shortage of blood in the state, so in response to the call made by the state health minister Rajesh Tope, Urvita Productions organized a ‘Blood Donation Mahayagya’ on the 333rd commemoration of Swarajya Commander-in-Chief Hambirrao Mohite. Sandeep Raghunathrao Mohite Patil informed that 333 bottles of blood were collected in just a few hours.
The Blood Donation Mahayagya was inaugurated at Kala Prasad Mangal Office, Vijayanagar Colony, Sadashiv Peth, Pune by the Sarpanch of Akluj Shivtej Singh Mohite Patil by worshiping the images of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Sarsenapati Hambirrao Mohite. Writer and director of the upcoming historical film ‘Sarsenapati Hambirrao’, director Pravin Vitthal Tarde, producer of the film Shekhar Mohite Patil, presenter Suryakantrao Nikam, Dharmendra Subhash Bora along with Pune Municipal Corporation Standing Committee Chairman Hemant Rasne, Rohit Tilak, former corporator Dhiraj Ghate Jadhav, Police Inspector Vishal Mohite Patil, Dr. Ranjit Dhage Patil, Dr. Ranjit Nikam, Suraj Bhise, Ganesh Phanse, Rajendra Mohite, Nilesh Pawar, Tushar Bhamre, Virendra Mohite, Gayatri Mohite, Shalaka Mohite, Sandesh Mohite, Dr. Shailesh Mohite, Ganesh Mohite, Suresh Mohite, Vikram Singh Mohite were present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, writer and director Pravin Tarde said, “Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Health Minister Rajesh Tope have appealed for blood donation as there is a shortage of blood in the state at present. It was well received. I thank all the blood donors and appeal to the people of Pune and the state to donate blood at the blood donation camp or at the nearest blood bank.”
Actors and technicians from the film ‘Sarsenapati Hambirrao’ also donated blood on the occasion. Mahesh Barate, Amol Dhavade, Kiran Katke, Shailesh Deshmukh, Chandrakant Bhandari, Sagar Pawar, Vijay Mahamulkar, Baba Lalkare, Varad Sanghvi, Tushar Kamble, Rahul Newase, Karan Rajveer, Amol Hulawale were present.
Meanwhile, on behalf of the makers of the film ‘Sarsenapati Hambirrao’, the blood donors were gratefully given the advance booked tickets of the film. On this occasion, Mansingh Mohite Patil bought the first ticket. Sandeep Raghunathrao Mohite Patil informed that this blood donation Mahayagna got special support from Regional Blood Bank, Sassoon Hospital.