Ace shuttler PV Sindhu donates INR 10 lakh in relief funds against coronavirus pandemic

Hyderabad, March 26 (IANS): Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Thursday donated a sum of INR 10 lakh to combat the spread of coronavirus.

Sindhu has donated INR 5 lakh each to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Chief Minister Relief Funds in fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

"I hereby donate an amount of INR 5,00,000/- each towards the Chief Ministers Relief Fund for the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to fight against COVID-19," she tweeted.

Earlier, South superstar Pawan Kalyan also donated a total sum of INR 2 crore to combat the spread of coronavirus. Kalyan donated INR 50 lakh each to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Chief Minister Relief Funds. He also donated INR 1 crore to Prime Minister's Relief Fund.

Star wrestler Bajrang Punia, who works as an OSD in Railways, has already donated his six months' salary to Haryana coronavirus relief fund.

Former India opener and BJP lawmaker Gautam Gambhir has also offered to release INR 50 lakh from his Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) fund for the equipment to treat coronavirus patients in Delhi government hospitals.

Tennis star Sania Mirza has also stepped forward to raise money to provide food and other basic necessities for the daily wage workers during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has so far claimed more than 20,000 lives across the world.

Around 650 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported so far in India while 13 people have lost their lives.