It was revealed that Chinese firms that were banned by the government in the aftermath of the Ladakh crisis had contributed to PM CARES. TikTok gave Rs 30 crore, Huawei Rs 7 crore, Xiaomi Rs 15 crore and PayTM, with a 38 per cent Chinese stake, gave Rs 100 crore.13 This was particularly striking because the BJP had vociferously attacked the Congress after it was revealed in 2020 that the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation had received donations from the Chinese in 2005.
