NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, MAY 15
Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Saturday donated a sum of Rs one crore to the state government towards Covid-19 containment measures, the Raj Bhavan said.
Purohit gave a cheque for the amount to Chief Minister MK Stalin who met him at the Raj Bhavan, it said in an official release here.
#Covid19 தொற்றைக் கட்டுப்படுத்த ஒன்றிணைவோம் வா எனப் பல நல்லுள்ளங்கள் நன்கொடைகளை அளித்து வருகின்றனர்.
மாண்புமிகு ஆளுநர் அவர்கள் தனது விருப்புரிமை நிதியிலிருந்து ரூ.1 கோடியை இன்று வழங்கினார்.
நம் ஒவ்வொருவரது பங்களிப்பும் இந்தப் பேரிடரை வெல்வதற்குத் துணையாகட்டும்.#Donate2TNCMPRF pic.twitter.com/vN1hoSEUaY
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) May 15, 2021
“As a part of shouldering the responsibility of the Government of Tamil Nadu at this critical situation, the Governor of Tamil Nadu has donated Rs 1 crore from his Discretionary grant and as his own contribution of one month emoluments to the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund,” it said.
The Governor gave away the sum for control measures of Covid-19 and to provide relief to the affected people of Tamil Nadu, it said.
Purohit’s gesture came days after Stalin appealed for contributions to handle the pandemic effectively.
The Governor “appealed to the people of Tamil Nadu to contribute generously to the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund to help the needy and also to follow corona appropriate behaviour,” the release added.
