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New Delhi : The family members of the Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu on August 5, 2020, donated Rs 10 lakh in aid of the ongoing fight against COVID-19 and construction of Ram Temple at Ayodhya, UP.
Muppavarapu Ushamma Naidu, wife of the Vice President, took the initiative in pooling contributions from their family and also by their son Harsha, daughter-in-law Radha Muppavarapu, daughter Deepa Venkat, son-in-law Venkat Immani, and their four grandchildren. She sent a cheque of Rs 5 lakh to the PM CARES Fund in support of the fight against COVID-19 and another cheque of Rs 5 lakh to Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust in support of the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya that began on August 5, 2020, with the Bhoomi Pujan, according to a PIB release.
Earlier in March, the Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu had donated his one month’s salary to PM CARES Fund and had also announced to donate 30 % of his salary every month towards efforts to fight the Covid pandemic.