Sri Lanka Cricket legends Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene have joined the fight to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic by helping out people in need of essential food items.
Mahanama, Vaas initiate aid for Daily wage earners
The pair was involved in donating dry rations to those inconvenienced by the prevailing situation, including citizens in the North, as well as 600 families in the Kegalle and Rukmalgama areas with the assistance of the Divisional Secretariats and Grama Sevaka officers.
They were joined by the Magnum Club, with whom they worked hand in hand to complete the task. On Monday (30th), around 5000 dry ration packs were distributed, and it is expected that this distribution will be carried out tomorrow, Tuesday 31st, as well.
MCC president Kumar Sangakkara finished his mandatory self-quarantine period after returning from UK and joined the venture afterwards.
Former Test Captain Mahela Jayawardene was also vocal on social media on how the government should handle the situation in this time of crisis, as well as how the public should respond to the pandemic without panicking.
Sri Lanka National Cricketers offer more support to tackle COVID-19
Both players have posted video clips of themselves on Twitter, requesting the general public to stay at home and perform their responsibility towards society.
The current team of cricketers, led by Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne, have also been active in helping the needy with both donations and aid, while Sri Lanka Cricket donated 25 million Rupees to the Sri Lanka Government.
