CHENNAI: The Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund on Thursday swelled to Rs 103,87,61,469 to carry out cyclone Thane relief work. The contribution to the relief fund by State ministers, government employees, and industrialists was Rs 35,09, 90,271 on Thursday alone. Revenue Minister KA Sengottaiyyan, his department officials and staffers pitched in with a day’s salary of Rs 1,88,01,952. Industries Minister B Thangamani and his department employees contributed a day’s salary of Rs 1,64,82,995.Similarly, School Education, Sports and Youth Welfare Minister NR Sivapathi and his department employees contributed Rs 25,05,38,942, while his counterpart in Information department KT Rajendhra Balaji and employees donated Rs 13,23,798. Hindu Religious Department Minister MSM Anandan contributed Rs 10 lakh on behalf of Tirupur Exporters Association.The following is the list of others who contributed:Apollo Hospitals director, Preetha Reddy Rs 1.50 crore, Industrialist AC Muthaiah and MRF Chairman and Managing Director, KM Mammen Rs 1 crore each, TN Hotel Owners Sangam president M Venkatasubbu Rs 75 lakh, Coimbatore Anna University Vice chancellor Prof Dr Karunakaran on behalf of the varsity and affiliated colleges Rs 50 lakh, Empee Group chairman MP Purushottaman Rs 25 lakh, Vice-chairman, Madurai Meenakshi Mission Hospital, Dr S Gurushankar, Rs 20 lakh, Coimbatore KG Hospital chairman Dr G Bakthavatsalam Rs 15 lakh on behalf of doctors and nurses, Coimbatore Pricol vice-chairman Vanitha Mohan Rs 15 lakh, Matha Group educational institutions Dr S Peter Rs 10 lakh, Honorary Secretary of South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce, L Suresh Rs 10 lakh, chairperson of Shrine Vellankanni Senior Secondary School, BKK Pillai Rs 10 lakh, BSNL Chief General Manager, Mohammed Ashraf Khan Rs 10 lakh, Amman Group Companies chairman and MD, M Ramasami Rs 7 lakh, TN Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram president Deva, Member Secretary Sachu on behalf of officials and employees of the mandram Rs 7,10,936, Barathiar University vice-chancellor Dr C Swaminathan, varsity professors and employees, one day salary Rs 7,01,648, Asan Memorial Sangam general secretary Shyamala Jeyaprakash Rs 6 lakh, film actor Nayanthara Rs 5 lakh, Chennai Church Park Sacred Heart Matriculation and Higher Secondary School students K Jeyavarshini, M Manisha, G Suchitra, each Rs 10,000/ totalling Rs 30,000/- Editor of Makkal Kural and Trinity Mirror newspapers R Muthukumar and executive director, P Jeevanantham Rs lakh.
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