KERALA FLOOD RELIEF

That this House congratulates the charitable work by fundraisers in Scotland, such as the Charity Dinner held in Glasgow and sponsored by PG Papers, Dakhin restaurant and others in raising money to support the Kerala Chief Ministers Relief Fund following the worst rains in more than 100 years in which over a million people have been affected, notes the loss of more than 400 lives with many families having lost everything they had during the monsoon season; acknowledges the positive contribution which the Indian diaspora makes to life in Scotland and welcomes the positive action taken by this community and their friends in helping support the rebuilding of homes and infrastructure in Kerala.