Cyclone Gaja: Tamil Actors Rajinikanth, Vijay, Suriya & Others Come Forward And Donate To Relief Fund
As cyclone Gaja has wreaked havoc in nearly a dozen districts of Tamil Nadu and rescue operations are underway, members of the Tamil film fraternity have joined hands to do their bit.
Popular Tamil actors such as superstar Rajinikanth, Vijay, Suriya and Vijay Sethupathi among others have come forward to donate to the cyclone Gaja relief fund.
As cyclone Gaja has wreaked havoc in nearly a dozen districts of Tamil Nadu and rescue operations are underway, members of the Tamil film fraternity have joined hands to do their bit.
Cyclone Gaja: Tamil Actors Rajinikanth, Vijay, Suriya & Others Come Forward And Donate To Relief Fund
Actor Suriya was among the first Tamil stars to come forward and lend support.
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Suriya along with his father Sivakumar, brother Karthi and wife Jyotika have together donated a sum of Rs. 50 lakh as relief fund through various NGOs in the cyclone Gaja affected areas.
Via a statement, Suriya said that it was heart-wrenching to see the Delta region being affected severely and added that it’s the duty of everyone to extend support to this region.
Superstar Rajinikanth, via a statement, on Tuesday announced relief materials worth Rs. 50 lakh towards the relief fund.
Basking in the success of his latest Tamil film Sarkar, Actor Vijay has donated around Rs. 40 lakh to 9 bank accounts of his fan club heads to help those affected by cyclone Gaja.
Actor Vijay Sethupathi, last seen in Tamil film 96, has announced a relief fund of Rs. 25 lakh to be spent towards buying rechargeable torch lights and saplings for those whose farms have been destroyed by cyclone Gaja.
Actor-producer Sivakarthikeyan donated Rs. 10 lakh to the Tamil Nadu CM relief fund in addition to Rs. 10 lakh worth of relief materials.
2.0 director Shankar has announced donation of Rs. 10 lakh to the Tamil Nadu CM relief fund.
