Cyclone Gaja: DMK announces ₹1 crore for relief work

DMK MLAs and MPs to donate one month’s salary to relief fund

November 19, 2018 02:05 pm | Updated December 03, 2021 10:16 am IST - CHENNAI

DMK president M.K. Stalin. File

DMK president M.K. Stalin. File

DMK president M.K. Stalin on Monday announced ₹1 crore financial assistance on behalf of the party trust towards relief work in Cyclone Gaja-affected areas in eight districts of the State.

In a statement in Chennai, Mr. Stalin said the party MLAs and MPs would also contribute their one month’s salary for the relief work.

“Fifty lives have been lost and all sections of the society have bore the brunt of the cyclone,” he said.

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