Mumbai, August 22: Ace footballer and one of the richest sportsperson in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo, has donated Rs 77 crores for Kerala Relief Fund, says a Facebook post. The Facebook post also requests people to appreciate Ronaldo for his generosity. But a closer look at the post reveals that it is a case of fake or unverified news, once again revealing the fact that certain people on social media do not even shy away from promoting myth and rumours, even in the times of catastrophe like Kerala Floods.

The post also contains an image of Ronaldo with the claim that Ronaldo donated the said amount for Kerala flood relief. Check the post below:

But as mentioned before, there is no reality to the claim that Ronaldo donated  Rs 77 crores for Kerala Relief Fund.

On Tuesday, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had said that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has offered financial assistance of Rs 700 crore to the state which has been devasted due to floods.

But according to a a Times of India report, India is unlikely to take monetary donations from foreign countries for the flood-hit state of Kerala. According to a Times of India report, sources said that while India was "extremely grateful", but its own resources will be used for rebuilding Kerala. This comes after the UAE, Qatar and Maldives announced funds for Kerala.

The Government of India on Tuesday released Rs 600 crore relief package for Kerala a day after it declared the floods in Kerala as a 'calamity of severe nature'. The declaration came days after the Opposition attacked the government for refraining from declaring the floods in Kerala as a 'national disaster'.

Earlier, the Centre declared Kerala floods, which are the worst floods to hit the state in the last 100 years, as "severe calamity." More than 400 people have lost their lives and hundreds of thousands are living in relief camps due to the floods that have ravaged Kerala.

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