The few who have contributed to the cause have done so through their companies’ corporate social responsibility initiatives, and not their own pockets.
May 3, 2021
At a time when thousands of Indians are struggling to pay hospital bills, buy medicines, and even afford cremations for their family members who have lost their lives to Covid-19, most of the country’s much-celebrated billionaires are either MIA or contributing in a way that can be called symbolic, at best.
On May 2, India registered over 392,488 new cases of Covid-19, a 29th consecutive day of more than 100,000 daily new cases. In April alone, the country has seen around 50,000 deaths due to the disease.
Yet, most of the ultrarich have so far not stepped up to help out the needy not publicly, at least.