The Tamil Community in Canada hailed bollywood actor Amitabh Bachan for not attending the IIFA in Colombo. They lauded him for his show of concern and said that he was an ambassador for the mankind. "Big B is really big. This name suits him, and he is our hero today. We Tamils salute him. By not going to Sri Lanka, Big B stands tall among Tamils around the world.Tamils are proud of Big B, his family and all the Indian actors who refused to become hosts of Sri Lanka which has innocent Tamil blood on its hands. We thank them from the bottom of our hearts. Bachchan has shown that he cares for us. He has shown to the world that he is a great ambassador for mankind and a great champion of human rights.", said the canadian tamil spokesman Poopalapillai. He also said that the tamilian community would reciprocate the concern showed to them in appropriate manner.