Rs 14.45 lakh given to Farook’s family
Various organizations jointly gave Rs 14.45 lakh to the family of Atheist and Dravida Viduthalai Kazhagam (DVK) functionary H Farook (31) of Coimbatore who was hacked to death by a gang of fundamentalists near Ukkadam in the city on March 17. Cheque for the said amount was handed over to their family at a function held in Coimbatore in the late hours of Sunday.
By : migrator
Update: 2017-04-17 19:37 GMT
Coimbatore
A DVK organiser said that Rs 4.5 lakh was donated by an organisation in Kerala, while the remaining Rs 9.95 lakh was contributed by various Dravidian organisations and individuals. The organiser said that they gave Rs 2 lakh each to the mother and wife of the victim. “The rest is for Farook’s children who are in Class 6 (son) and class 1 (daughter) to ensure that they get proper education,” he said.
DVK has kept donations open till April 23 and the next instalment of a few lakh rupees will also be deposited in the bank account they have opened for the two children.
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