Kollywood
celebrities
have
yet
again
come
together
to
contribute
their
bit
towards
the
Corona
relief
fund.
Amidst
the
surge
in
COVID-19
cases,
Tamil
actors
including
Rajinikanth,
Udhayanidhi
Stalin,
Suriya,
Karthi,
Sivakumar,
Ajith
and
director
AR
Murugadoss
have
donated
a
humongous
amount
to
Tamil
Nadu
Chief
Minister
relief
fund.
Also,
Soundarya
Rajinikanth,
husband
Vishagan
and
father-in-law
SS
Vanagamudi
met
the
newly
appointed
CM
of
the
state
MK
Stalin
this
morning,
to
hand
over
their
contribution
of
Rs
1
crore
towards
the
relief
fund.
Notably,
Suriya
and
his
family
members
including
Karthi
and
Sivakumar
have
donated
Rs
1
crore,
while
Ajith's
PR
revealed
that
the
Valimai
star
has
provided
Rs
25
lakh
for
the
people
of
Tamil
Nadu.
Reportedly,
AR
Murugadoss
has
also
contributed
Rs
25
lakh.
Thalaivar
Rajinikanth
who
recently
returned
to
Chennai
after
wrapping
up
a
schedule
of
his
upcoming
film
Annaatthe,
joined
the
league
by
donating
Rs
1
crore
for
his
people.
Well,
netizens
have
been
praising
the
celebs
for
their
generosity
while
also
requesting
others
to
donate
their
part
in
order
to
help
people
amid
the
pandemic.
Meanwhile,
with
cases
of
COVID-19
increasing
in
Tamil
Nadu,
the
government
is
taking
actions
to
curb
the
surge
by
imposing
strict
restrictions
amid
lockdown.
On
the
other
hand,
CM
MK
Stalin
has
also
urged
the
global
Tamil
community
to
donate
funds
during
these
tough
times.
In
a
video
message
shared
on
Twitter
in
Tamil,
the
minister
said,
"At
the
time
of
medical
and
financial
emergency,
I
request
Tamilians
across
the
world
to
contribute
financially
to
help
the
state
government
and
the
people
of
the
state
fight
against
COVID-19.
The
funds
will
be
used
to
set
up
COVID-19
facilities
and
details
about
the
same
will
be
put
up
in
public
forums." Notably,
Stalin
has
also
sent
a
letter
to
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
requesting
suspension
of
GST
(Good
and
Service
Tax)
on
COVID-19
drugs
and
vaccines.