The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli and his wife, Anushka Sharma have pledged donations for the PM-CARES initiative and Chief Minister’s Relief Fund in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. However, they didn’t disclose the amount.
Tweeting about the same, Anushka wrote: “Virat and I are pledging our support towards PM-CARES Fund & the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (Maharashtra). Our hearts are breaking looking at the suffering of so many & we hope our contribution, in some way, helps easing the pain of our fellow citizens #IndiaFightsCorona.”
Virat and I are pledging our support towards PM-CARES Fund & the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (Maharashtra). Our hearts are breaking looking at the suffering of so many & we hope our contribution, in some way, helps easing the pain of our fellow citizens #IndiaFightsCorona
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) March 30, 2020
Kohli also posted the same message on his timeline.
Anushka and I are pledging our support towards PM-CARES Fund & the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (Maharashtra). Our hearts are breaking looking at the suffering of so many & we hope our contribution, in some way, helps easing the pain of our fellow citizens #IndiaFightsCorona
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) March 30, 2020
Keeping in mind the need for social distancing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown last week. But the daily wage workers and their families have been going through a lot of trouble. However, certain foundations, organisations and the cricketers along with the celebrities have come forward to help them during these tough times.
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At the same time, Narendra Modi also announced the PM CARES relief fund urging the people of the nation to donate in any way possible. All these funds will be used to improve the situation in the country now, may it be for the healthcare system or for the poor and needy people.
While there is no harm in disclosing the amount as the other cricketers have done, Virat has once again led from the front in style. Apart from him, the BCCI has pledged to donate a whopping amount of ₹51 crores while its president Sourav Ganguly has also donated rice of worth ₹50 lakhs for the poor people.
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Earlier, Suresh Raina, Sachin Tendulkar, Irfan, and Yusuf Pathan also decided to help the needy people in their own ways and set an example in front of others. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli is being praised on social media for taking a generous step.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Well done man! ❤️
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 30, 2020
Well Done Cheeku. Take a bow. Setting an example.
— Prabhu (@Cricprabhu) March 30, 2020
Proud of Kohli❤️ Daan dene wale amount ni batate , bas kar dete hain.
— Cricket Freak (@SwingandDrive) March 30, 2020
https://twitter.com/ViratFanTeam/status/1244499935879254017
Great job mate of not disclosing amount donated…that’s the way to go … Respect ✊
— aditya sharma (@cactus009) March 30, 2020
https://twitter.com/JhandSarcasm/status/1244500625078943746
https://twitter.com/BrownCofffee/status/1244503852834885632
The best thing u did is to not disclose the amount 🙏
— SHADY (@SlimxTupac) March 30, 2020
