On Saturday, PM Modi announced the link to CARES fund on Social media and urged all the citizens of India to come together to fight coronavirus.
Actor Akshay Kumar quoted the same and said that he will be donating a whopping amount of Rs 25 Crores to the fund and asked all the citizens to come together in this.
This is that time when all that matters is the lives of our people. And we need to do anything and everything it takes. I pledge to contribute Rs 25 crores from my savings to @narendramodi ji’s PM-CARES Fund. Let’s save lives, Jaan hai toh jahaan hai. 🙏🏻 https://t.co/dKbxiLXFLS
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) March 28, 2020
So far, a lot of actors and other celebrities have come forward to donate and Akshay Kumar’s donation is one of the highest donations ever made.
Meanwhile, India’s cases are moving towards 1000 with 20 deaths reported so far.
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