Mumbai: Ace designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee on Saturday pledged to donate Rs 10 million of personal funds to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) and Rs 5 million to the Chief Minister of West Bengal's Relief Fund to help the battle against COVID-19.
The 46-year-old designer took to Instagram to share a written announcement of the contribution for the noble cause.
"After securing my employees, I am pledging Rs 10 million of personal funds to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF), and an additional Rs 5 million to the Chief Minister of West Bengal's Relief Fund, with the expectation that the money is used to ramp up medical facilities in the country," the statement reads.
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He also stressed that the contribution is not considered as a 'charity' nor did he seek any kind of 'praise'.
"Everything we do today combats the massive challenge that we are facing as a nation and as a world. Our investments in today's efforts will come back to us all exponentially in the future," adds the statement.
He also urged everyone to stay home as a measure to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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From ANI inputs.
