01 April,2020 07:09 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
Anil Kumble
Former India captain Anil Kumble on Tuesday joined the bandwagon to help India fight the Coronavirus pandemic as the legendary leg-spinner made his contributions to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund as well Karnataka Chief Minister's Relief Fund.
"To bowl out #Covid19India we all need to come together and fight this battle. I have made my humble contributions to #PMCaresFund #PMNRF and #CMReliefFund. Please do #StaySafeStayHome," Kumble said in a tweet without disclosing the amount. Neeraj donates R3 lakh Asian Games gold medal-winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra donated a total of Rs 3 lakh to the central and Haryana state relief funds to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Chopra is currently in self-isolation at the National Institute of Sports (NIS) in Patiala after flying back from a training trip in Turkey.
"I have donated a sum of Rs 2 Lakh to #PMCARES fund and Rs 1 Lakh to the Haryana Covid Relief Fund. I hope we all can come together in our own individual capacities to bring relief during this time and help our nation overcome this pandemic," he tweeted. TTFI pledges Rs 5 lakh The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) pledged R5 lakh to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund.
"The TTFI, as a part of its social responsibility, decided to contribute in its own small way a sum of R5 lakh to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund," TTFI said in a statement. "A cheque for the amount was sent to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), which had requested all National Sports Federations (NSFs) to make contributions to the Fund," it added.
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