On Monday, former Indian spinner, Pragyan Ojha lashed out at people who are questioning the financial help to fight the COVID-19 in terms of numbers. He feels its strange to see those making contributions being questioned for the amounts they are pledging. With the coronavirus outbreak has brought the world to a standstill, sportspersons across the globe have come forward and made donations to fight this rapidly-spreading disease.
However, there have been instances where social media users have questioned their contributions and Ojha said it has left him quite bemused.
Lashing out at the people questioning the amount, Pragyan tweeted: “It’s very strange to see people who are coming forward to give a helping hand in this crisis by donating are being questioned (how much have they donated). A help is a help, it is not measured. We should be thankful to them. #JustAThought #COVID2019india.”
It’s very strange to see people who are coming forward to give a helping hand in this crisis by donating are being questioned (how much have they donated). A help is a help, it is not measured. We should be thankful to them. #JustAThought #COVID2019india 🙏🏼
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) March 30, 2020
the Indian skipper Virat Kohli and his actor wife Anushka Sharma on Monday pledged their support to the Prime Minister and the Maharashtra Chief Minster’s relief funds to combat the dreaded disease.
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Among other Indian sportspersons, former captain Sourav Ganguly and batting legend Sachin Tendulkar donated Rs 50 lakh each, while world badminton champion PV Sindhu contributed Rs 10 lakh. Suresh Raina and cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambir also pledged Rs 52 and 50 lakh respectively.
Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus positive patients in India went past 1100 with 27 people losing their lives on Monday, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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The entire world is slowly moving towards a lockdown due to the scare of the ever-escalating situation concerning the World Health Organisation-recognized pandemic that is the Coronavirus. Everything- schools, colleges, airports, railway stations, gyms, sporting events, movies, offices- have been put under lockdown as the world continues to self-isolate in order to control the pandemic.
