PM Fund Donation for Coronavirus: Suresh Raina contributes whopping amount for coronavirus victims

Suresh Raina contributes whopping amount: The Indian batsman made the announcement on his official Twitter handle.

With a rapid increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking help from the citizens regarding donating towards Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund.

Numerous business tycoons and Bollywood celebrities are coming forward to donate generously in a bid to make sure that fellow citizens get the best of facilities.

देशवासियों से मेरी अपील है कि वे कृपया PM-CARES फंड में अंशदान के लिए आगे आएं। इसका उपयोग आगे भी इस तरह की किसी भी आपदा की स्थिति में किया जा सकता है। इस लिंक में फंड के बारे में सभी महत्वपूर्ण विवरण दिए गए हैं। https://t.co/wOHWrqoviH

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 28, 2020

After BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) President Sourav Ganguly and Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, senior batsman Suresh Raina has become the latest celebrity from the cricketing fraternity to donate towards the noble cause.

Announcing about his contribution on social media platform Twitter, Raina mentioned that he will be donating a combined of INR 52 lakh in two parts, i.e., towards both the PM Care’s Fund and Uttar Pradesh CM’s Disaster Relief Fund.

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Dropped from the T20I squad after home series against England 2017, Raina was recalled before the tour of South Africa in 2018. Before getting dropped again in the same year, Raina had scored 298 runs in 13 T20Is at an average of 27.09 and a strike rate of 143.96 including a lone half-century.

Suresh Raina contributes whopping amount

It’s time we all do our bit to help defeat #COVID19. I’m pledging ₹52 lakh for the fight against #Corona (₹31 lakh to the PM-CARES Fund & ₹21 lakh to the UP CM’s Disaster Relief Fund). Please do your bit too. Jai Hind!#StayHomeIndia @narendramodi @PMOIndia @myogiadityanath

— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) March 28, 2020

How Twitterati reacted:

That’s a brilliant fifty, @ImRaina! #IndiaFightsCorona https://t.co/O6vY4L6Quo

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 28, 2020

This is a superb gesture from @ImRaina glad and bless you and the family bro. Stay well.

— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) March 28, 2020

Proud of you brother 🤗🤗

— Corona Warrior Manak Gupta (@manakgupta) March 28, 2020

Kudos! Great to see sportspersons putting their money where their mouth is. This is their way of repaying, in their own little way, to the nation that has given them so much. JainHind. #WeShallOvercome https://t.co/DkD8fRYouq

— Rajesh Kalra (@rajeshkalra) March 28, 2020

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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