Salman, Jacqueline visit war-torn village in Sri Lanka

By ndtv.com

Bollywood star Salman Khan accompanied by Sri Lankan beauty queen Jacqueline Fernandez visited a project site to build homes for the people displaced by the three-decade long civil war. (Photo: AFP)

The 43-year-old actor, who is participating in the IIFA weekend said, "Many people lost their lives or have been displaced due to war and constructing 100 homes is a commendable and a good start." (Photo: AFP)

The construction of the homes in the village of Ja'ela is part of the IIFA's Charity initiative to rehabilitate those affected by war in the country. (Photo: AFP)

Salman said he identified with the aims of the initiative and had agreed to become the brand ambassador of the IIFA charity initiative because it works towards building a stronger community. (Photo: AFP)

"I am glad that IIFA is standing by this worthy project,” Salman Khan said. (Photo: AFP)

“I hope that this first step taken by IIFA will further motivate others to sign up and contribute to this project to build a 100 homes and put a roof on the heads of those who desperately require it," he said about 'Habitat for Humanity', an organisation initiated by former US president Jimmy Carter. (Photo: AFP)

As a symbol of solidarity with the Sri Lankan people, IIFA in partnership with the organisation will adopt and rebuild the village of Ja'ela. (Photo: AFP)

"The building of homes here is a symbolic gesture of contributing to the host country of Sri lanka and spreading the message of IIFA-one people, one world," Sabbas Joseph, director of Wizcraft, organisers of IIFA, said. (Photo: AFP)