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Home / News / Sports News / #CoronavirusOutbreak: Sachin Tendulkar provides financial aid to 4,000 unprivileged people
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#CoronavirusOutbreak: Sachin Tendulkar provides financial aid to 4,000 unprivileged people

#CoronavirusOutbreak: Sachin Tendulkar provides financial aid to 4,000 unprivileged people
Written by Parth Dhall
May 09, 2020, 02:00 pm 2 min read
#CoronavirusOutbreak: Sachin Tendulkar provides financial aid to 4,000 unprivileged people

Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar has provided financial aid to 4,000 underprivileged people amid the nationwide lockdown. The aid also covers children from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) of Mumbai. Reportedly, the 47-year-old made a donation of unspecified amount to Hi5 Youth Foundation, a non-profit organization based out of Mumbai. Previously, Tendulkar pledged to help around 5,000 people through an NGO named Apnalaya. Here is more.

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Hi5 Youth Foundation thanks Sachin Tendulkar

"Thanks Sachin Tendulkar for proving once again that sports encourages compassion! Your generous donation towards our COVID-19 fund enables us to financially aid 4000 underprivileged people, including children from BMC schools. Our budding sportspersons thank you, Little Master!" the organization tweeted.

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Here is what Hi5 Youth Foundation tweeted

Thanks @sachin_rt for proving once again that #sports encourages compassion! Your generous donation towards our #COVID19 fund enables us to financially aid 4000 underprivileged people, including children from @mybmc schools. Our budding sportspersons thank you, Little Master!😊

— Hi5 Youth Foundation (@hi5youth) May 7, 2020
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Tendulkar pledged to feed 5,000 people in April

In April, Tendulkar pledged to feed 5,000 people for one month through a non-profit organization Apnalaya. "Thank you Sachin for stepping in & helping Apnalaya help the ones suffering the most during this lockdown. He will be taking care of the ration of around 5000 people for a month. There are many more individuals who need your support, people!" Apnalaya's Twitter caption read.

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Tendulkar donated Rs. 25 lakh each for relief funds

Earlier this year, the Master Blaster donated Rs. 25 lakh each to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund and the Chief Minister of Maharashtra''s Relief Fund in the battle against COVID-19. He also urged people to follow social distancing in order to contain the spread of coronavirus. Tendulkar was among the several sportspersons with whom Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted in an hour-long session.

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The deadly COVID-19 continues to cause disruption

India's total number of coronavirus cases is nearing the 60,000-mark. Over 1,900 deaths have been reported with nearly 40,000 active cases. Besides, the global death count has climbed over 2,76,000.

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Parth Dhall covers sports news for NewsBytes. He has previously worked with Cricket Today and Follow Your Sport. In a career spanning over five years, Parth has written for several other publications, including IANS, The Statesman, Sportskeeda. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (VIPS) of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.
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