Shah Rukh Khan Announces Massive Donations To PM Cares Fund, Maharashtra CM Fund & Other Initiatives To Fight COVID-19

Shah Rukh Khan took to social media to announce that the actor and his wife Gauri Khan have contributed towards PM-CARES Fund and Maharashtra CM's Relief Fund to help fight COVID 19.

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Coronavirus poses the biggest threat to India currently and Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to lend support in whatever capacity to the PM Cares Fund to support underprivileged people who are the most impacted due to lockdown. On Thursday, Shah Rukh Khan took to social media to announce that he is pledging to lend support to the PM Cares Fund and other initiatives started by the government.

Shah Rukh Khan retweeted a post from the official Twitter handle of Red Chillies Entertainment and wrote, "In these times it’s imp to make everyone around u working tirelessly for u.. not related to u.. perhaps even unknown to u... to feel they are not alone and by themselves. Let’s just make sure we all do our little bit to look after each other. India and all Indians are One Family. (sic)" He also mentioned that all of his business centres - Kolkata Knight Riders, Meer Foundation, Red Chillies Entertainment, and Red Chillies VFX - will contribute to this massive donation.

“Given the enormity of the task, my team and I discussed ways to contribute in our own modest way. We have come up with a series of initiatives, which we hope will make a small difference. The efforts of our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji coupled with the efforts of the chief ministers, Shri Uddhav Thackeray ji, Smt Mamata Banerjee, Shri Arvind Kejriwal and all other states and union territories’ leaders have been commendable in fighting this pandemic. We have initially focused our efforts on the three cities - Mumbai, Kolkata and New Delhi - with the realisation that this is a start and we stand ready to contribute in whichever way possible going forward,” Shah Rukh Khan said in a statement.

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“At a time when the human race is facing an immense crisis, there can only be one true response: The expression of humanity itself. This is a moment for all of us to come together in a collective effort to make each other kinder, stronger and braver to face the days ahead. This crisis is not going to pass in a hurry, it will take its time and its toll on all of us. It will also show us that there isn’t really a choice between looking out for ourselves and looking out for one another. There’s nothing more obvious in the spread of this pandemic than the fact that each one of us is inextricably connected to each other, without any distinction. So, while we do whatever we can to support each other in our own small ways, the compassion we show to those who are likely to face the most brutal brunt of both, the pandemic and its economic consequences, will define us as a generation and as a nation,” the actor added.

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Here’s the list of contribution:

  • Kolkata Knight Riders, co-owned by Shah Rukh Khan, Gauri Khan, Juhi Chawla Mehta and Jay Mehta, will contribute to PM CARES fund, While Red Chillies Entertainment has committed to contributing to the Maharastra CM’s Relief fund.
  • KKR & MEER Foundation will come together to provide personal protective equipments for healthcare providers.
  • Meer Foundation and Ek Saath will provide food to 5500 underprivileged families for at least a month in Mumbai.
  • Meer Foundation also joins hands with Roti Foundation to provide 3 lakh meal kits to 10,000 people per day for at least a month.
  • Meer Foundation in association with Working People’s Charter will provide basic essentials and grocery items to over 2500 daily wage workers in Delhi.
  • Meer foundation also pledged to provide a monthly stipend to 100 acid attack survivors.
Apart from this, the actor also offered his four-storied personal office spaceto Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to utilise it as quarantine facility for COVID-19 patients. Thanking Shah Rukh Khan for his act of generosity, BMC took to twitter to share a post and wrote, “#StrongerTogether We thank @iamsrk & @gaurikhan for offering their 4-storey personal office space to help expand our Quarantine capacity equipped with essentials for quarantined children, women & elderly. Indeed a thoughtful & timely gesture! #AnythingForMumbai #NaToCorona.”

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