Coronavirus crisis: Sourav Ganguly visits Belur Math, donates 2000 kg rice

Clad in white T-shirt, the former India captain was seen wearing a black mask and taking a tour of the Ramkrishna Mission headquarters with the monks in a golf cart.

Updated on: Apr 1, 2020, 17:25:35 IST

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The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday donated 2000 kilograms of rice at the Belur Math, the headquarters of the Ramkrishna Mission, in his bid to help the needy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Sourav Ganguly visited Belur Math. (Twitter/Sourav Ganguly)

“Visited Belur Math after 25 years, handed over 2000kgs of rice for the needy,” Ganguly wrote on his Twitter account. Clad in white T-shirt, the former India captain was seen wearing a black mask and taking a tour of the Ramkrishna Mission headquarters with the monks in a golf cart.

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Ganguly had earlier announced a donation of Rs 50 lakh worth rice for the sufferers of COVID-19, which has left the world in disarray. The pandemic has claimed nearly 50 lives till now, while close to 1700 positive cases have been reported so far from across the country.

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