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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Kolkata, June 6\u0964 <\/strong>India&rsquo;s sporting heroes Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sourav Ganguly and Leander Paes have come forward to support cancer patient Bapi Majhi and the family of deceased Alip Chakraborty.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Majhi is a die-hard Mohun Bagan supporter whereas Chakraborty was an East Bengal supporter. A fundraising charity auction for the cause will be held on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India&rsquo;s limited overs captain Dhoni has donated his wicket-keeping gloves and pads for the auction, which is being organised by xtratime.in, for the treatment of Majhi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Dhoni has also wished a speedy recovery to Majhi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Majhi was diagnosed with stomach cancer a few months back and is presently under treatment. He has undergone a series of successful chemotherapy treatments but will have to undergo more chemotherapy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The amount raised from the auction will be handed to Majhi for his treatment as well as to Chakraborty&rsquo;s family, who lost the battle with cancer a week back.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Chakraborty is survived by his wife and son. He was diagnosed with tongue cancer in November last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Joining hands with Dhoni for the cause is cricketer Ajinkya Rahane. The vice-captain of the Indian Test team has donated his India ODI jersey.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ganguly, who is now the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), has handed over a Mohammedan Sporting t-shirt which he wore while playing a football match on the occasion of the platinum jubilee celebrations of the century old club.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Former cricketer V.V.S. Laxman also donated his Sunrisers Hyderabad jersey signed by him with a message.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri&rsquo;s jersey too will go under the hammer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Other players including the likes of Jeje Lalpekhlua, Jhulan Goswami, Manish Pandey, Shakib al Hasan and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu have also donated their belongings to the cause.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>An Atletico de Kolkata jersey signed by Brazilian football legend Pele has also been put up for the auction.<\/p>\r\n",
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