The video has come in a way of reiterating his government's commitment to addressing the health crisis sparked by the horrendous second wave of the pandemic. 

On Tuesday, the Tamil Nadu government has allocated Rs 50 crore from the CMPRF to procure life-saving drugs to treat COVID-19 patients and get liquid oxygen from other states. 

"It's time for us to stand in solidarity. NGOs and volunteers helped us during the last lockdown. It's our turn to give back", Transwoman Mahesamma said over her contribution.

Ki Ra is one of the popular faces to get full state honour cremation in recent times after Padma Shri actor Vivek, who died last month. 

The ADMK leaders said that the party's elected members in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly will also donate one month's salary to CMPRF.

Rajinikanth's donation has come days after his younger daughter Soundarya had donated Rs 1 crore.

The committee would meet at regular intervals and frame and discuss the containment efforts and measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. 

According to his counsel T Thirumurugan, Ravichandran has donated Rs 5000, which he earned inside the prison, to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund. 

People who are found to be involved in hoarding and black marketing of Remdesivir drug and fixing more price for oxygen cylinders will be booked under the Goondas Act in the state. 

As the DMK won the recently-held elections, Raja has crossed the party line and appreciated MK Stalin for becoming the Chief Minister.