Indians in China contributed Rs. 32.13L towards Kerala flood relief

By Garima Bora
(PTI desk)

Sep 01, 2018

06:01 pm

What's the story

Union Minister KJ Alphons said today that he has collected Rs. 32.13 lakh from the Indian diaspora in China towards the Kerala flood relief. In a tweet, he said that he will hand over the money to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. "Cheques will be delivered to Chief Minister on return from China," the Union Tourism Minister tweeted.

Twitter Post

Here is the tweet by the Tourism Minister

Collected Rs32.13 lakhs from Indians in Shanghai, China, for flood victims in Kerala @incredibleindia @narendramodi @arunjaitley @CMOKerala . Cheques will be delivered to CM on return from China . Thank you CG and Indians , Shanghai

— Alphons KJ (@alphonstourism) September 1, 2018

Information

Alphons is currently on a visit to China

Alphons thanked the Indian diaspora in China and the Consulate General of India in the country for the humanitarian gesture. Alphons is on a visit to China. He conducted road shows in Beijing, Wuhan, and Shanghai to promote tourism.