Kozhikode: The committee leading the fundraising campaign for the treatment of three siblings suffering from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) at Kallurutty in Kozhikode has said that a false social media message claiming the Rs 50 crore goal has already been achieved was adversely affecting the crowdfunding campaign.The committee has issued an urgent public appeal and plans to approach cyber police seeking action to counter the fake messages.The fundraising initiative was launched for the treatment of 20-month-old triplets – David Magnus Arun, Ethan Moses Arun and Oliver Jonah Arun. With doctors advising that life-saving gene therapy must be administered within a 50-day window, individuals and communities across Keralam and abroad rallied together, raising approximately Rs 16.3 crore so far during the last 20 days.However, recent audio messages circulating widely across WhatsApp groups instructing the public to stop sending money because the full Rs 50-crore target had allegedly been affected the pace of the fund collection.“The children’s treatment will get delayed if the fund collection slows down. We have come to know that fake messages are being spread saying that Rs 50 crore have been raised and that the account no longer exist. We request people behind such fake campaign to refrain from doing such things and show a little sympathy toward our children in this situation,” said Arun P D, the children’s father of the kids.“There is no truth in the fake social media...
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