Virat Kohli & Anushka Sharma Contribute To PM CARES Fund & Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Relief Fund To Fight The Global Crisis

Kohli, who has been constantly urging people to practice social-distancing via video messages, took to Twitter to announce the decision. However, he did not specify how much the couple would be donating.

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- March 30, 2020 | 2:11 PM IST
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Indian skipper Virat Kohli and his actor wife Anushka Sharma pledged their support to the Prime Minister and the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s relief funds to combat the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic, which has left the world in disarray. Kohli, who has been constantly urging people to practice social-distancing via video messages, took to Twitter to announce the decision. However, he did not specify how much the couple would be donating.

Virat wrote on Instagram, “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.”

Many big names from the Bollywood industry like Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Varun Dhawan have pledged their support to help the country in its fight against the coronavirus.

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Anushka and Virat had earlier shared a video message for their fans, urging them to stay indoors amid the coronavirus pandemic. The couple’s message comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a ‘Janta curfew’ to curb the virus’ spread.

The coronavirus outbreak has infected over 1000 people in India with 27 people succumbing to the disease. A number of famous personalities have come forward to contribute to the fight against the disease, which has caused 34,000 deaths across the globe.

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