Hyderabad, July 18 (PTI) In a noble gestures, a 10-year-old girl here contributed Rs one lakh to the Chief Ministers Relief Fund (CMRF), which otherwise would have been used for her birthday party.

Varunika wished to meet state Municipal Administration Minister K T Rama Rao and donate Rs one lakh, which her father would have spent on her birthday party, to use it for public welfare, a state government release said.

She met Rao along with her father and handed over a cheque for Rs one lakh towards CMRF, it said.

The minister appreciated the girl's gesture, it said.

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