In a bid to express solidarity with and mitigate the sufferings of the quake-affected people in Gujarat, a four-member delegation of the Asianet Communications Limited led by its Chairman, Dr. Raji Menon, met PM and presented a cheque of Rs.7.25 crore to the Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee for PM’s National Relief Fund, here today. The amount has been collected from 42,000 viewers of the Malayalam language satellite channel, both in India and abroad, particularly from the Gulf region.

        Asianet created the ‘Asianet Gujarat Earthquake Relief Fund’ to collect, tally and monitor the contributions pouring in from the viewers. While viewers from India contributed approximately Rs.4.67 crore, the NRIs accounted for a contribution of Rs.2.58 crore. While some viewers sent spontaneous contributions, Asianet had earlier run appeals seeking contributions for the Gujarat quake victims.