NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, MARCH 26
AIADMK MLAs led by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam and its MPs will donate their one month’s salary towards the Tamil Nadu government’s efforts to fight the spread of COVID19, the party said here on Thursday.
Party MPs will also donate a sum of Rs one crore from their MPLADS, an AIADMK release.
Palaniswami, Panneerselvam, the state Ministers, MLAs and MPs will donate their March month’s salary to the Chief Minister”s Public Relief Fund, the release said.
Further, the MPs will contribute Rs one crore each, while the MLAs will give Rs 25 lakh from their constituency funds, the release added.
The party pointed out that while Palaniswami has already allotted Rs 3,280 crore towards relief measures, he has also written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking Rs 4,000 crore central assistance to combat coronavirus.
