Karunanidhi contributes INR 10 lakhs

According to Indian reports, a day after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi appealed to the people to contribute to provide relief for Tamils in Sri Lanka, financial assistances started pouring in, with the Chief Minister himself opening the account with a contribution of Indian Rs 10 lakhs.

After Karunanidhi had announced last evening that the state government wanted to meet the immediate need of the Lankan Tamils for food, clothes and medicines and appealed to the people to contribute generously, DMK Central Ministers and State Ministers made their contributions this morning.

Karunanidhi opened the account with his personal contribution of Rs 10 lakh, followed by his ministerial collegues.

Up to thi evening a sum of over Rs 26.20 lakhs indian rupees has been collected.