AIADMK legislators to donate March pay for Covid-19 relief

Chennai, March 26 (IANS) The AIADMK members of Parliament (MPs) and legislative Assembly (MLAs) will donate their March salary to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to combat coronavirus.

In a statement issued by party coordinator O. Panneerselvam and joint coordinator K. Palaniswami here on Thursday, it was announced the donated amount would be used for coronavirus relief measures.

The AIADMK MPs would allocate Rs 1 crore out of their MP Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) and the MLAs Rs 25 lakh from their MLA Local Area Development Scheme to the CM fund, it said.

–IANS

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