

{"id":62123,"date":"2020-03-27T21:53:30","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T16:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=62123"},"modified":"2020-04-01T22:53:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T17:23:35","slug":"news-from-2019-viral-as-azim-premji-donates-rs-50000-crore-during-coronavirus-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news-from-2019-viral-as-azim-premji-donates-rs-50000-crore-during-coronavirus-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"News from 2019 viral as Azim Premji donates Rs 50,000 crore during coronavirus pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 27, <em>India TV&#8217;s<\/em> Meenakshi Joshi <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/6tgik\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a>, &#8220;Azim Premji donates 50000 crores. He is really a man of golden heart. #COVID&#8221;. According to her tweet, philanthropist and industrialist Azim Premji donated a lump sum amount of Rs 50,000 crores in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Azim Premji is the chairman of Wipro Ltd.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62129\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/2020-03-27-18_36_52-5-Meenakshi-Joshi-on-Twitter_-_Azim-Premji-donates-50000-crores-.-He-is-really.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/2020-03-27-18_36_52-5-Meenakshi-Joshi-on-Twitter_-_Azim-Premji-donates-50000-crores-.-He-is-really.png 601w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/2020-03-27-18_36_52-5-Meenakshi-Joshi-on-Twitter_-_Azim-Premji-donates-50000-crores-.-He-is-really-300x130.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But Joshi wasn&#8217;t alone. Several prominent social media users &#8211; academician <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashoswai\/status\/1243485916787806208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ashok Swain<\/a>, value investor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/safiranand\/status\/1243525887955435520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Safir<\/a>, jewellery designer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FarahKhanAli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Farah Khan<\/a>, columnist <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/ZHvMq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amrita Bhinder<\/a>, former Congress member <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SalmanNizami_\/status\/1243508176130994176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Salman Nizami<\/a>, Teamwork MD <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SanjoyRoyTWA\/status\/1243463704085065728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sanjay K Roy<\/a>, journalist <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/JKRxF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shivam Vij<\/a>, journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fayedsouza\/status\/1243473381946560512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Faye DSouza<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_sayema\/status\/1243501008803598337?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RJ Sayema<\/a> also tweeted about Premji&#8217;s philanthropic gesture. Many of them shared an article by\u00a0<i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">NDTV<\/i> from 2019.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62187 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Untitled-design-47.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Untitled-design-47.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Untitled-design-47-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Untitled-design-47-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Untitled-design-47-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Untitled-design-47-990x518.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>Multiple media outlets &#8211; <em><a href=\"https:\/\/hwnews.in\/news\/national-news\/azim-premji-donates-more-than-50000-crore-to-charity\/129627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HW English<\/a>, Dainik Jagran&#8217;s<\/em> current affairs portal <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jagranjosh.com\/general-knowledge\/azim-premji-donation-to-charity-1585313640-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jagran Josh<\/a>, Indian Express&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/ZQk7U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jansatta,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GetNewsd\/status\/1243505526505381889?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newsd<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sentinelassam.com\/business\/azim-premji-of-wipro-donates-more-than-rs-50000-crores-to-charity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Sentinel Assam<\/em><\/a> &#8211; penned articles.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62148\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/2020-03-27-19_49_37-50000-crore-Azim-premji-Google-Search.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"923\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/2020-03-27-19_49_37-50000-crore-Azim-premji-Google-Search.png 923w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/2020-03-27-19_49_37-50000-crore-Azim-premji-Google-Search-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/2020-03-27-19_49_37-50000-crore-Azim-premji-Google-Search-768x374.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/>Several other individuals on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=Premji%2050000%20&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=premji%2050000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> promoted the claim. A Twitter user sent Alt News an infographic with text in Kannada claiming the same &#8211; &#8220;52,000 \u0cb8\u0cbe\u0cb5\u0cbf\u0cb0 \u0c95\u0ccb\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cb3 \u0cac\u0cc3\u0cb9\u0ca4\u0ccd \u0cae\u0cca\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4 \u0ca6 \u0c95\u0cca\u0cb0\u0ccb\u0ca8 \u0ca7\u0ca8 \u0cb8\u0cb9\u0cbe\u0caf \u0caa\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0c95\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0cc1\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0c82 \u0c89\u0ca7\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cae\u0cbf \u0c85\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0c82 * \u0caa\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cc7\u0cae\u0ccd \u0c9c\u0cc0 \u0c87\u0cb7\u0ccd\u0c9f\u0cc1 \u0cac\u0cc3\u0cb9\u0ca4\u0ccd \u0cae\u0cca\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4 \u0ca7\u0cbe\u0ca8 \u0cae\u0cbe\u0ca1\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0cb5\u0cc1\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0cad\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0ca4\u0ca6 \u0c87\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0cb9\u0cbe\u0cb8\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cc7 \u0c87\u0ca6\u0cc7 \u0cae\u0cca\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0cc1.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62133\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-27-at-15.25.39.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"919\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-27-at-15.25.39.jpeg 919w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-27-at-15.25.39-215x300.jpeg 215w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-27-at-15.25.39-735x1024.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-27-at-15.25.39-768x1070.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 919px) 100vw, 919px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Old news<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News spoke with a representative of Azim Premji Foundation and was informed that the news currently circulating is from March 2019. The claim about Premji donating Rs 50,000 crores is indeed true but the news is a one-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>A Google search with the figures &#8211; Rs 50,000 and Rs 52,000 crores &#8211; throws several articles including an <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/azim-premji-does-it-again-donates-over-50-000-crore-to-charity-2007770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NDTV<\/a><\/em> March 2019 article. &#8220;The billionaire chairperson of Wipro Limited has just added to the billions of dollars worth he has already donated by committing 34 per cent of shares in his company &#8211; worth 7.5 billion dollars or 52,750 crores,&#8221; reads the report published on March 15, 2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62141\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/2020-03-27-20_16_15-Azim-Premji-Does-It-Again-Donates-Over-50000-Crore-To-Charity.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"972\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/2020-03-27-20_16_15-Azim-Premji-Does-It-Again-Donates-Over-50000-Crore-To-Charity.png 972w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/2020-03-27-20_16_15-Azim-Premji-Does-It-Again-Donates-Over-50000-Crore-To-Charity-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/2020-03-27-20_16_15-Azim-Premji-Does-It-Again-Donates-Over-50000-Crore-To-Charity-768x194.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/azim-premji-does-it-again-donates-over-50-000-crore-to-charity-2007770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a>, this donation last year brought the total value of his philanthropic donations to Rs 1,45,00 crores. &#8220;The Foundation&#8217;s extensive fieldwork in education has been in some of the most disadvantaged parts of India, to help contribute to the improvement of quality and equity of the public (government) schooling system. All this work has been in close partnership with various State Governments. Currently, this fieldwork is spread across Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Puducherry, Telangana, and Madhya Pradesh, along with some work in the north-eastern states of India,&#8221; said the press release by Azim Premji Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>On April 1, Azim Premji Foundation and Wipro Ltd together contributed a sum of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/news\/india\/wipro-azim-premji-foundation-commit-rs-1-125-crore-to-tackle-coronavirus-crisis-11585726752652.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rs 1,125 crore<\/a> tackle the coronavirus crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, a year-old news item was passed off as a recent donation pledged by philanthropist Azim Premji in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Several prominent social media users, journalists and media outlets fell for the misinformation.<\/p>\n<p><em>[Update: The contribution made by Azim Premji Foundation on April 1, 2020 has been added to the report.]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 27, India TV&#8217;s Meenakshi Joshi tweeted, &#8220;Azim Premji donates 50000 crores. He is really a man of golden heart. #COVID&#8221;. According to her tweet, philanthropist and industrialist Azim Premji donated a lump sum amount of Rs 50,000 crores in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Azim Premji is the chairman of Wipro Ltd. 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