JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a id="btn-add-skills" href="https://www.google.co.in/">
  Google
</a>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function(){
	$('#btn-add-skills').on('click', function(e) {
        e.preventDefault();
        e.stopPropagation();
			  alert("Stopped Redirecting");
        // function call goes here
        return false;
  });
});