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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Bengaluru, March 31:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;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&#39;s Relief Fund as well Karnataka Chief Minister&#39;s Relief Fund.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;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,&quot; Kumble said in a tweet, wihout wanting to disclose the amount.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier in the day, Rohit Sharma donated Rs 80 lakh in support of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rohit said he has donated Rs 45 lakh to Prime Minister&#39;s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund), Rs 25 lakh to Chief Minister&#39;s Relief Fund for Maharashtra, Rs 5 lakh to Zomato Feeding India and Rs 5 lakh towards welfare of stray dogs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 32-year-old also said that we need our country back on feet and the onus is on us. &quot;Let&#39;s get behind our leaders and support them,&quot; he tweeted while tagging Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Captain Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma have also pledged to support the Prime Minister&#39;s Relief Fund and Chief Minister&#39;s (Maharashtra) Relief Fund in the ongoing battle. A source in the industry had told IANS that Virat and Anushka have jointly donated Rs 3 crore towards the cause.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Indian women&#39;s team ODI captain and veteran Mithali Raj also pledged to donate Rs 10 lakh for the fight against coronavirus. Mithali has decided to give Rs 5 lakh to the Prime Ministers Fund and Rs 5 lakh to the Chief Minister&#39;s Assistance Fund of the Telangana government.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>More than 1,400 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported so far in India and 48 people have already lost their lives.<\/p>\r\n",
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