Covid-19: Ganguly's Kolkata-based Fan Club To Distribute Masks, Feed Poor On Iconic Cricketer's 48th B'day

Ganguly's fan group, 'Maharajer Darbare', has taken this nobel initiative to distribute masks with Ganguly's 1996 Lord's debut photo on one side and the current pic as BCCI President on the other to the economically weaker sections of the society who cannot afford masks and also sell to those who want to buy.

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In what comes as a noteworthy gesture to help out the poor and needy in Kolkata amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a city-based Sourav Ganguly fan club will distribute masks with the BCCI President's photo printed on them today as 'Dada' celebrates his 48th birthday. Ganguly's fan group, 'Maharajer Darbare', has taken this nobel initiative to distribute masks with Ganguly's 1996 Lord's debut photo on one side and the current pic as BCCI President on the other to the economically weaker sections of the society who cannot afford masks and also sell to those who want to buy. "We know these are tough times so we cannot do a cake cutting ceremony as usual. But we are planning to visit Maharaj da's (as he is fondly called) place and hand him over some of these masks that we have made," Sayan Samantha, one of the administrators of the group, told IANS. Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic it won't the regular cake cutting celebrations as the fan group, which has more than 10,000 fans from across the state, will also make a visit Ganguly's Behala residence on Wednesday morning with a few of those masks as a present for him. "There are also people who want to buy these masks with Maharaj Da's face on it. We will sell them at our making cost that is Rs 50 and the money we collect from selling them, we want to help feed 48 families on Dada's 48th birthday," he added. Every year, members of the group distribute sweets and cakes for school children but in the current situation they have decided to help those in need and join the bandwagon.