As per report a day after TN Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami announced Rs 1000 crore as relief money towards the damages caused by Cyclone Gaja, a government order was issued on Tuesday with more details on how the money would be spent. Meanwhile other than the government, many other political parties, individuals and companies have pitched in resources to bring the affected regions back to normal. DMK’s Charitable Trust contributed Rs 1 crore towards relief works and Vijayakanth’s DMDK announced Rs 1 crore for cyclone-affected districts.
According to sources Film production company Lyca Productions announced Rs 1.01 crore towards cyclone relief operations in the affected areas. Reportedly Superstar Rajinikanth announced Rs 50 lakh worth of relief materials to the affected areas through his fan clubs. Actors Sivakumar, Suriya, Karthi and their families have together announced Rs 50 lakh.
Moreover actors Vikram and Vijay Sethupathy have announced Rs 25 lakh each to be given to the people affected by cyclone Gaja. Actor Siva Karthikeyan announced Rs 10 lakh as donation and relief materials worth Rs 10 lakh to be given to the people in the cyclone hit regions. Iconic movie director Shankar also announced Rs 10 lakh towards cyclone relief works. Hence reports have also emerged that actor Vijay has announced up to Rs 4.5 lakh per affected district through his fan clubs.
