BJP leader Varun Gandhi donates Rs. 2 lakh for flood-hit Kerala
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): BJP leader Varun Gandhi on Saturday announced he has donated Rs. 2 lakh to the Kerala Chief Minister's Relief Fund for the flood-hit people of the southern state,
"With over 300 people dead and more than 3.14 lakh displaced, the devastating #KeralaFloods are truly a national calamity. I appeal to all MPs and MLAs across the country to rise above party lines and contribute to the CM’s Relief Fund. I am doing so in my own small way," Gandhi tweeted.
Varun is the grandson of late former Indian PM Indira Gandhi.
Gandhi is an MP from Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
Kerala has been badly hit by flood for the past few days.
Flood and incessant rail-related incidents have claimed over 300 lives in Kerala so far.
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