In his own capacity, Bollywood actor Salman Khan paid a visit to the Sabarmati ashram while in Ahmedabad to promote his film Antim: The Final Truth. Following the ashram visit, a promotional event was held in an Ahmedabad multiplex.
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Khan arrived at the ashram about midday and went on a tour of the Hriday Kunj, which was Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi's home till 1930, and even tried out the charkha. "He could surprise weave out a thread, which is otherwise difficult for individuals trying out a charkha for the first time," an ashram administrator disclosed. Khan received a charkha replica as well.
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Even as he posed for photographs, visitors at the ashram were taken aback, “I am so privileged (sic) to come here I absolutely love it its a great honour will never forget this place ever 1st time on the charka was fun amazing lots of Respect God Bless Gandhiji’s soul the father of the nation hope to visit again when I come back to learn more…”
The Sabarmati ashram has been in the headlines as a result of the Gujarat government's and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's centrally sponsored Rs 1200 crore redevelopment project.