Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's appeal to people to contribute a month's salary in the wake of the flood disaster has elicited a good response. Governor P Sathasivam said on Monday that the appeal was reasonable. "As the first citizen of the state, I have decided to do it and will hand over the cheque to the chief secretary," said Sathasivam, a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

He had contributed Rs 1 lakh earlier to the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund. On Monday, he handed over a cheque for Rs 2,50,000 as the balance amount towards his contribution of one month's salary. Kerala Police chief Loknath Behra told the media that he would pay his month's salary in one installment.