Rajinikanth gives a cheque of Rs. 50 lakh to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin to fight COVID-19 : Bollywood News

Superstar Rajinikanth on Monday met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin in Chennai to donate to the CM relief fund to help fight the second wave of COVID-19. While extending his support in the fight, he contributed a sum of Rs. 50 lakh to the Fund. A week back, MK Stalin who came to power earlier this month requested public and private organisations to generously contribute towards the COVID-19 relief work.

Rajinikanth gives a cheque of Rs. 50 lakh to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin to fight COVID-19

After meeting with the CM, Rajinikanth told the press, “I request people to follow all the safety guidelines laid down by the government. Only then we will be able to defeat the coronavirus pandemic.”

Apart from Rajinikanth, several other film personalities from the Tamil film industry have made generous contributions to the CM Relief Fund. Ajith donated Rs. 25 lakh, Vikram donated Rs. 30 lakh while Suriya along with his father Sivakumar and brother Karti gave a cheque of Rs. 1 crore. Director AR Murugadoss ( Rs 25 lakh), actor Sivakarthikeyan (Rs 25 lakh), director Vetri Maaran (Rs. 10 lakh), actor Jayam Ravi, his brother Mohan Raja and their father Mohan (made a joint donation of Rs 10 lakh), Soundarya Rajinikanth, her husband Vishagan and father-in-law SS Vanangamudi (together donated Rs 1 crore), and many others have already contributed to the state’s relief fund.

Meanwhile, Rajinikanth recently received his second dose of the COVID vaccine after returning to Chennai from his shoot in Hyderabad.

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