New Delhi: Australian pace bowler and cricketer Pat Cummins who is currently in India for playing IPL, on Monday made an announcement through his Twitter account donating $50,000 to India’s PM Cares Funds to fight Coronavirus.
Cummins who plays for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL added that he was donating the money to PM Cares Fund “Specifically to purchase oxygen supplies for India’s hospitals”.
Twitter users hailed the bowler for the generous contribution to the country’s fight against the deadly virus whose second wave has grappled the entire country pushing it to one of the worst healthcare crises in the country’s history.
However, users also expressed their reservations over Cummins choosing to donate the amount to PM Cares Fund alleging the funds were mismanaged by the government and had no audit to show the utilization of the money to the public.
Several users including a few with verified batch added it would’ve been better of Cummins had he chose any other organization or charitable units to help and that the PM Cares Funds were not ideal as it would not help the people of the country.
Here are some of the tweets where people called on Cummins to consider other organizations for donating the money over PM Cares Funds.
Thank you Pat. You're a great guy. Just that don't put the money in PM Cares. Repeated RTIs have led to the open announcement that it's not accountable to anyone and any funds allocation won't be disclosed. Pls donate to any of the other numerous charities that are accountable.
— Abijit Ganguly (@AbijitG) April 26, 2021
Why would you pay to pmcares? He is already not sharing that money with people. It is a private fund with no auditing
— پربھا ਪ੍ਰਬਾ (@deepsealioness) April 26, 2021
Thanks Pat. U r terrific bowler & human being. Ur gesture speaks volume about you. However, please don't donate the money to PM Cares. Multiple RTI's, court cases have shown PM Cares is not transparent & is a private entity. Rather donate to hospitals & those working on ground.
— N Sai Balaji | ఎన్ సాయి బాలాజీ (@nsaibalaji) April 26, 2021
Great gesture. But please consider donating to a more transparent and accountable mechanism, and not PM CARES. PM CARES is opaque and not fit for purpose.
— Suvojit (@suvojitc) April 26, 2021
कही भी दीजिये PMCARES में नही दीजियेगा , वहां आगे सिर्फ भावनाएं जाएंगी , पैसा कहा जायेगा पता नही ।
— Sarvesh Mishra (@SarveshMishra_) April 26, 2021
Thank you Pat, but you just wasted your money by donating to PM Care fund...He doesn't care at all...It would be great if you had donated this amount to some NGOs.
— Md Asif Khan (@imMAK02) April 26, 2021
Please don't donate to "PM CARES FUND". The Government denied to reveal the utility of it last year.
— Sukanya L.N. (@sulakshna7783) April 26, 2021
Till now,none of the citizens know what it is been used for, the amount that is collected and all. Please enquire, and find alternative authentic organization to donate please ?
PM Cares Fund is used to buy MLA's, other players should also contribute in this cause so that BJP can make Government in West Bengal.
— TweetBOT (@HackBot20) April 26, 2021
Dear Pat .... I think You have wasted your dream think and hope by donating money in 'PM Cares Fund' !
— Ashish Yadav (@Ashishy7055) April 26, 2021
Our Prime Minister is not taking this panic situation seriously. In some words I'll say Indian PM is just fooling us and using that money for his particular people and Party !
Sorry To Say
— PATNITES (@Er__Civil) April 26, 2021
I don't believe in PM CARE FUND , Honnest Indian Cheated by this name.......PM Care is One of biggest SCAME
Everyone Must Donate To Honest NGO who Working tirelessly in dis pandemic
I can see your good intention but they will use your money for building statues and temples. And if you question their decision, they will retaliate with, " An outsider should not interfere in our internal matters ".
— மண்ட கசாயம் (@TheLastJ1) April 26, 2021
I’m heartbroken that he donated straight into Modi’s pocket though. That fund has been criticised for a year now because it is completely private and there’s no indication where the money is going to, with suspicions it’s used to fund the BJPs political rallies.
— mrs. alisson's moustache (rip) (@fudgeposner) April 26, 2021
Thank you Pat. But why #PMCaresFund ? He will use it to buy MLA’s.
— Dhivya Marunthiah (@DhivCM) April 26, 2021
Thanks Pat for donating to PMCares with good intent.
— Bhakt's Nightmare (@ReportTweet_) April 26, 2021
But, lakhs of crore rupees have gone to PMCares and still we are here.
People dy!ng like flies without oxygen.
Please, don't pay to pm fund.. He is the biggest fraud
— RahulSingh (@rk066273) April 26, 2021
@patcummins30 PM CARE fund is big scam and also non audited account. Use your money direct benefit to people and help in covid pendemic. Or go through @SonuSood ngo.
— PravinSinh Jadav (@PkJadav_) April 26, 2021
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Madikeri (Karnataka) (PTI): Four people were arrested for allegedly assaulting, illegally confining and attempting to extort money from a 39-year-old businessman who was lured through a honeytrap set up on social media, police said on Monday.
The accused have been identified as Rachana, Malati, Darshan and Ravi.
Police said efforts are underway to nab the remaining suspects involved in the incident, which occurred on December 12 in Madikeri, the district headquarters of Kodagu.
According to the complaint, the victim, a resident of Maddur taluk in Mandya district, was befriended by a woman identified as Rachana through Facebook, who later sought financial assistance and received Rs 5,000 from him via PhonePe on November 28.
When he asked her to return the money, the woman allegedly asked him to travel to Mysuru or Kushalnagar, promising to meet him.
The police said the woman later called the victim to Madikeri on December 12 and took him to a house near the market area, where they spent some time and consumed alcohol in the evening.
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Later that night, citing an emergency, the woman left the house. After her departure, three men allegedly broke into the house and attacked the victim, assaulting him with a stick and the handle of a sword, causing injuries to his face, mouth, chest and leg, the FIR stated.
The complainant alleged that he was forcibly confined, stripped and a nude video of him was recorded. The accused also allegedly threatened him with a toy gun, demanding Rs 50 lakh and warning that the video would be uploaded on social media if the money was not paid.
Police said the victim was held captive and somehow managed to escape in the early hours of December 13. However, after he escaped, the accused allegedly attempted to kidnap him in an autorickshaw, an incident that was captured on CCTV cameras.
Based on his complaint at the Madikeri Town police station, a case was registered under Sections 310(2) (dacoity), 127(2) (wrongful confinement), 118(1) (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, a senior police officer said.
“Four accused, including two women, have been arrested. Efforts are on to nab two more absconding accused. Further investigation is on,” he added.
