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'Pray for every being': Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma light diyas to take part in PM Modi's '9 baje 9 minute' movement

Residents in housing societies across the country turned off lights at their residences and lit up candles and diyas following the call of Prime Minister Modi.

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Team India skipper Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma lit candles and diyas on Sunday night (April 5) as a show of solidarity amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier appealed to all Indians to switch off the lights at their residences tonight at 9 PM for nine minutes, and to just light a candle, 'Diya', or their cellphone's flashlight, to mark the nation's fight against the COVID-19  outbreak, that is spreading across the country like wildfire.

Anushka took to Twitter and shared a photograph of herself with Virat and wrote a long post for her fans.

"I light a diya every day for many years now. And as I light the diya, I seek guidance, asking for the darkness in me to be dispelled. For many days since the turn of the recent events across the world, I have prayed to God to end the suffering of so many who are losing their lives without their families beside them, for the less fortunate and the needy whose lives have turned upside down completely, for all the healthcare professionals who are working tirelessly & bravely to protect the lives of other beings, for those who are uncertain about their jobs and future," Sharma's message read.

"So tonight, I prayed extra for everyone and I lit diyas with the whole of India and we all prayed for each other. Prayers never go in vain," she added.

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Responding to her post, Kohli quote tweeted and wrote: "A prayer in unity does make a difference. Pray for every being and stand together."

In a unique proposition, the Prime Minister had asked every citizen to switch off all lights at their residences on April 5 at 9 PM for nine minutes and instead light a candle, a 'Diya', or their mobile's flashlights to mark India's fight against coronavirus.

The purpose of this exercise, Modi said, is to bolster confidence in the heart of the citizens with a realisation of the fact that no one is alone in this crisis, they are in this with 130-crore other Indians who are collectively battling this crisis.

People from across the country shared the preparation for tonight's act of solidarity in the fight against COVID-19 on social media, appealing to each other to come forward and boost the morale of the nation and essential service providers amid the lockdown.

Residents in housing societies across the country turned off lights at their residences and lit up candles and diyas following the call of Prime Minister Modi.

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), there are 3940 confirmed cases of coronavirus cases in the country and 95 fatalities have been reported.

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