GUWAHATI: Popular actor, singer, songwriter, musician, director, and producer Rajkumar Thakuria aka ‘simpool driver’ or ‘Raku Da’ has been made the brand ambassador of Kamrup District of Assam.
A post shared by Kamrup District Administration read, "I am a simpool (simple) voter turning into brand ambassador".
G Plus spoke to Kailash Karthik N, IAS, Deputy Commissioner (DC), Kamrup District who stated the initiative has been taken with the aim to increase voter awareness in the district.
"Every year we try to motivate young actors and people where voter turnout is low and this is a campaign to facilitate that," Kailask Karthik told G Plus.
Another factor that has led to Mr Rajkumar being made the brand ambassador of Kamrup is that he is a resident of Mirza which falls under the same district. "As he is a local celebrity, we are trying to increase voter sensitivity through him," the DC added.
Rajkumar Thakuriya is an Indian film actor, singer, and director known for his works predominantly in Assamese, English, and Hindi languages.
The reference to the word 'simpool' is from his hit tune 'You are a doctor and I am a driver'.
