Several philanthropists met Chief Minister M.K. Stalin at the Secretariat on Wednesday and made donations towards the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund (CMPRF). Lucas TVS Limited contributed ₹3 crore, with the cheque presented by its joint managing director Arvind Balaji.
The group of TVS Srichakra, TVS Supply Chain Solutions and TVS mobile together donated ₹2 crore. The cheque was presented by its managing director R. Dinesh. The group has also spent ₹6 crore on COVID-19 relief work.
Officials and students of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, donated ₹2 crore, and the cheque was presented by its Vice-Chancellor N. Kumar.
An amount of ₹1.5 crore was given by Jesus Redeems Ministries founder Mohan C. Lazarus to Mr. Stalin.
The Chennai Radha Engineering Works and Interface India IT contributed ₹1 crore through chairman and managing director S. Venkatesan. The Apparels and Handloom Exporters’ Association also donated ₹1 crore through president Ajay Agarwal. Members of the Tamil Nadu Poultry Farmers’ Association, represented by its president K. Singaraj, presented a cheque for ₹1 crore.
Sri Pathy Associates chipped in with ₹1 crore. Workers of Aavin, who agreed to donate a day’s salary to the CMPRF, collected ₹55 lakh. The Tamil Nadu Pawn Brokers’ and Jewellers’ Association gave an ₹51 lakh.
G.R. Balasubramaniam of GRB Dairy Foods handed over a cheque for ₹25 lakh. The Rane Group donated medical equipment worth ₹1.8 crore.
