Shiv Sena Yuva Sena Chief Aaditya Thackeray on Monday said that all party MPs and MLAs will contribute their one month salary to the Kerala Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.

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Thousands of people in flood-hit areas in Kerala are battling all odds to survive. Hundreds have died while many have lost their houses to the widespread destruction caused by floods following incessant rainfall.

"To stand with Kerala, all MPs & MLAs of @ShivSena will be contributing their one month’s salary to the Kerala Chief Minister’s Relief Fund," Tweeted Aaditya Thackeray.

Aaditya said that Party President Uddhav Thackeray will also be sending essential items needed for relief work using the funds he raised through photography exhibition in 2014.

"I appeal to all those colleagues who want to contribute to the relief ops with food, clothes, blankets, medicines etc to contact 9821274573 (Nilesh) so that we can #StandWithKerala in these times," he said.

On Saturday, the Aam Aadmi Party announced that all party MPs, MLAs, and ministers will donate a month's salary for the ongoing relief work in flood-hit Kerala. 

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said his state would give Rs 3 crore aid to rain-ravaged Kerala, where 210 have died in the last 10 days.