Puneeth Rajkumar was brand ambassador for Govt. initiatives
The Hindu
Actor Puneeth Rajkumar was the brand ambassador and campaigned for various Government initiatives. He was roped in several years ago by the Department of Public Instruction for the Sarva Shiksha Abhiy
Actor Puneeth Rajkumar was the brand ambassador and campaigned for various Government initiatives. He was roped in several years ago by the Department of Public Instruction for the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and he in his advertisements appealed to parents to send their children to school.
Besides this, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Bescom, Karnataka Milk Federation, and the State Election Commission also made him the brand ambassador for many of their initiatives.
It is learnt that he did not charge money to act in these advertisements or commercials.
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