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UAE Mammootty fans get ready with gift

- By Manjusha Radhakrish­nan Assistant Editor Features

Calling all Mammootty fans in the UAE. As a part of the Malayalam superstar’s 70th birthday tomorrow this year, his UAE-based fan associatio­n will celebrate their idol’s birthday with a sociallyco­nscious twist.

The Mammootty Fans: UAE Chapter is organising a blood donation campaign in coordinati­on with Sharjah Blood Bank at Lulu Hypermarke­t in Al Ghusais on September 6 from 4pm to 9.30pm. All fans must carry valid Emirates IDs to participat­e in this drive.

According to a release, the donation drive will be conducted following all Covid-19 protocols.

“We are doing this for ninth time over the years for his birthday and it’s become a tradition of sorts to make his a birthday a social-welfare day. Such donation drives have happened all over the world including Australia. He’s one of the biggest icons of the world,” said Rebin Arees, secretary of Mammootty Fans: UAE Chapter, to Gulf News.

Mammootty, who recently received his UAE Golden Visa, is one of Kerala’s biggest cultural icons.

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