Aishwarya Dhanush appointed UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador

“Aishwarya will help raise awareness of UN Women’s core message of gender equality and women’s empowerment across India, boosting the organisation’s efforts to close the gender gap and achieve a more equal world - a Planet 50-50, by the year 2030,” a release said. Puri was quoted as saying that Aishwarya, also a dancer, “inspires confidence in young women and girls across South India and beyond”.

On her part, Aishwarya said it would be an ‘honour’ to serve as UN Advocate for Women’s Empowerment. Rajnikanth was quoted as saying that he was “proud and delighted” to see his daughter being associated with the UN.

Aishwarya joins other celebrities like actor-director Farhan Akhtar, tennis star Sania Mirza, British actor Emma Watson, Hollywood stars Nicole Kidman and Anne Hathaway and Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand “who have joined hands with UN Women to work for gender equality and the empowerment of women,” the release said.