Amitabh Bachchan presented with an award by the US embassy for his fight against Tuberculosis!

Amitabh Bachchan has been fighting with Tuberculosis for some time now. The actor was honoured with an award by the US embassy for his struggle against Tuberculosis. The award was presented to the legendary actor on January 8 by the US Ambassador to India, Richard R. Verma.

Verma presented the award to Big B by saying, “I thank Mr. Bachchan for his dedication to support the cause and for sharing his story as a tuberculosis survivor to reduce the stigma associated with tuberculosis.”

Amitabh Bachchan replied, “It is inspiring that India and the US are natural partners with a long history of collaboration on tuberculosis prevention, treatment, research and cure and I hope to continue to do my bit in this partnership to end tuberculosis in India.”

In March 2016, Amitabh attended a reception at the US Embassy in New Delhi as the brand ambassador and a survivor of the disease!