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Sunday 17 Nov 2024
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PNC lawmakers make a donation during the ‘Falastheenaa Eku Dhivehin’ telethon on June 12, 2024. (Photo/PSM)
The main ruling People’s National Congress (PNC)’s parliamentary group donated MVR 200,000 on Wednesday, during the launch of a nationwide telethon campaign to raise funds for Palestinians, as Israeli forces continue its devastating attacks on Gaza.
The telethon, conducted under the slogan “Falastheenaa Eku Dhivehin,” which translates to “Maldivians in Solidarity with Palestine,” was organized by the Public Service Media (PSM), in partnership with local media, including SSTV, at President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu’s request.
It began at 08:00 am on Wednesday, will continue until midnight.
The PNC’s parliamentary group, composed of 75 lawmakers, donated MVR 200,000 during the telethon.
After making the donation, Parliament’s Speaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla, the chairperson of PNC, said it is important to represent the people at such a big telethon.
“The People’s Majlis is the biggest institution that represents the people. Therefore, the PPM-PNC believes we must be the first to respond. We came here after quickly arranging all this,” he said.
He asked for all Maldivians to join in the telethon, and show their concern over the situation.
PNC’s parliamentary group leader, Inguraidhoo MP Ibrahim Falah said that all lawmakers from the party responded to the sudden call made for donations.
“God willing, we, the PPM-PNC parliamentary group will remain behind the beloved people of Palestine,” he said.
Government ministries, institutions and companies have also made generous donations during the telethon.
Donation boxes have been placed in 13 locations across the Maldivian capital. This includes;
The donation box at TVM will close at 10:00 pm, while the rest will close earlier, at 06:00 pm.
Donations can also be sent via online bank transfers to:
The funds raised through the telethon will be sent to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), via the Foreign Ministry.
Israel’s current war on Gaza, which began on October 7, 2023, has killed more than 37,000 Palestinians, many of them women and children. It has also reduced much of the Palestinian territory to rubble, displaced the vast majority of residents, and resulted in widespread malnutrition.
