Former Union minister Suresh Prabhu. (Photo | Twitter, @sureshpprabhu) 
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Former Union minister Suresh Prabhu donates one month's salary in fight against Covid-19

The Rajya Sabha member has also sanctioned Rs 1 crore from his Member of Parliaments Local Area Development fund for fighting Covid-19 crisis.

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NEW DELHI: Former Union Minister Suresh Prabhu will donate his one month's salary to the Prime Ministers National Relief Fund to strengthen the efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak.

The Rajya Sabha member has also sanctioned Rs 1 crore from his Member of Parliaments Local Area Development fund for fighting Covid-19 crisis.

"As our @PMOIndia @narendramodi appeals to all sections of society to cooperate to fight unprecedented health emergency #Covid19India its bounden responsibility & duty to do whatever is possible. I contribute 1month salary to #PMReliefFund All our volunteers working to fight #corona," he has said in a tweet. Prabhu is also Prime Minister Narendra Modi's sherpa for the G-20 summit.

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