Diya India inc supports PM's switch off lights call; Ambani light diyas

New Delhi: India inc answered Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call of the Diya Jalao campaign which required people to light lamps or flash their torchlight from their balconies or doors on Sunday at 9 pm for 9 in a nationwide show of solidarity, to fight the darkness of coronavirus.



Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani, Reliance Industries Limited

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Limited and his wife Nita Ambani lit candles and earthen lamps at their residence 'Antilia' to mark India's fight against coronavirus as per PM Narendra Modi's appeal.

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On March 30, Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) had announced that it will extend financial assistance of Rs 500 crore to combat the deadly coronavirus. In addition, the company also informed that it had provided contributions of Rs. 5 crore each to the governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat to support their fights against the Covid-19.

Ratan Tata, Tata Group chairman emeritus

A photo of Tata Group’s chairman emeritus Ratan Tata with a plate with a solitary lamp also surfaced on social media after the end of the designated nine minutes. Earlier in the evening, he had tweeted about the crisis.

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“This is the worst crisis we have faced, and we must fight this with a spirit of solidarity, resolve, empathy and understanding. We must unite to win the battle against COVID-19,” he wrote on the micro-blogging site.

Ritesh Agarwal, Oyo Rooms

Ritesh Agarwal, CEO, Oyo Rooms said "Lit diyas for our frontliners who are working day and night to serve the nation as we strive hard to win the fight against corona."

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Biocon

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Executive Chairperson, Biocon said "Lit the flame of unity for our universal fight against COVID-19."

Even Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, lit lamps at her residence. “At home, 9 pm: lighting diyas for some moments of mindfulness and thinking of our community, even as we work day and night as one nation,” she tweeted.

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