Manoj Das Donates Seashore Honorarium

  |   28 October, 2014   |   970   |   3980

BHUBANESWAR : Acclaimed writer Manoj Das has donated the honorarium he received for acting as advisor to two literary magazines published by Seashore Group to the Odisha Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF).



The Puducherry-based litterateur had received `10 lakh over a period of 14 months from the Seashore Group which is now facing prosecution in the multi-hundred crore chit fund scam. Besides, his assistant was paid `45,000.



Hurt by insinuations hurled at him in certain publications as well as social media, the celebrated writer chose to voice his anguish and clarify the issues. Das said he donated the money to CMRF by arranging it from a friend since he had already spent the honorarium.