<p> Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is a brand ambassador for polio vaccination drive, has ensured that his granddaughter, popularly known as Beti B, has got her vaccine dose.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The actor, who has been the goodwill ambassador for a UNICEF campaign on polio since 2005, was honoured for his contribution to the cause by the Rotary International today.<br />Speaking about the baby girl of Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan, he said "the little granddaughter was given a dose of polio two days back in my presence."<br /><br />According to UNICEF, only one case of polio was reported in India in 2011, as against 41 in 2010.<br /><br />"We must ensure that there are no polio cases for three consecutive years...we have just crossed one year. I feel we still have a long way to go," Bachchan said.<br /><br />"I am happy that my angry young man act campaign for polio has gone down well with the masses....We always have to ensure it does not re-penetrate again. One should not treat this as a frivolous operation. We all have to continue working towards eradicating polio completely," the 69-year-old actor said.<br /><br />India should be alert to return of polio because the disease is prevalent in neighbouring countries too, he said.<br /><br />The Big B said he has been approached by UNICEF to support Save-Girl-Child campaign, which he would.</p>
<p> Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is a brand ambassador for polio vaccination drive, has ensured that his granddaughter, popularly known as Beti B, has got her vaccine dose.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The actor, who has been the goodwill ambassador for a UNICEF campaign on polio since 2005, was honoured for his contribution to the cause by the Rotary International today.<br />Speaking about the baby girl of Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan, he said "the little granddaughter was given a dose of polio two days back in my presence."<br /><br />According to UNICEF, only one case of polio was reported in India in 2011, as against 41 in 2010.<br /><br />"We must ensure that there are no polio cases for three consecutive years...we have just crossed one year. I feel we still have a long way to go," Bachchan said.<br /><br />"I am happy that my angry young man act campaign for polio has gone down well with the masses....We always have to ensure it does not re-penetrate again. One should not treat this as a frivolous operation. We all have to continue working towards eradicating polio completely," the 69-year-old actor said.<br /><br />India should be alert to return of polio because the disease is prevalent in neighbouring countries too, he said.<br /><br />The Big B said he has been approached by UNICEF to support Save-Girl-Child campaign, which he would.</p>