Kamal donates Rs 25 lakh, appeals for more funds

The actor-turned-politician has pledged Rs 25 lakh on his part. He also called upon others to contribute generously to help the people of the neighbouring state.

In a video message, Kamal urged the people of Tamil Nadu to come together to the aid of their Malayalee brothers and sisters who are going through unspeakable hardships due to the natural disaster of a mammoth scale. The 63-year-old called upon people to donate to the relief fund to help people get essential supplies and to rebuild their lives after the disaster has passed.

Meanwhile, the IAS officers in the state, too, have decided to chip in by each contributing a day’s salary to the fund, a press release from the president of the Tamil Nadu IAS Officers Association PWC Davidar said.

Senior vice-president of automobile company Hyundai Motor India Stephen Sudhakar and the south zone – business head of the company Y S Chang  Sr handed over a cheque for Rs 1 crore to the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Thiruvananthapuram.

Indian Overseas Bank said it has decided to not levy any fee for contributions made to the relief fund account, a statement from the public sector bank said.

The floods in Kerala have been unabated with the state seeing the most rainfall in 100 years. The shutters of all 33 dams have been opened and the rescue efforts are being aided by the Army, Navy and the NDRF.