SHILLONG: Health and Family Welfare Minister AL Hek has donated his one month’s salary to the Kerala Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. Hek, who is in Kerala, said he deposited his one month’s salary, which is Rs 2.4 lakh, to the relief fund as the floods in August killed over 300 people and affected hundreds.
The BJP MLA also expressed happiness over his visit to Kerala, which is the home town of former Meghalaya Governor MM Jacob.
During the visit, Hek met BJP Kerala state president PS Sreedharan Pillai and held discussions over the Kerala floods.
The BJP Kerala state president lauded the efforts of Hek in helping the people of that state.