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Husain Allana presented a cheque of Rs 4 lakh to Deshmukh for rehabilitation of cyclone-hit families of Orissa.

Present on the occasion were former chief minister, A R Antulay, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Prataprao Bhosle, scholar Dr Rafique Zakaria, Minister of State, Laxman Dhoble, former mayor Nirmala Samant-Prabhavalkar, and members of the Corps of Foreign Consulates.

Earlier, the entire gathering was administered an oath of national integration and integrity, the release added. Dr Ishaq Jamkhanwala, president of Anjuman-e-Islam welcomed the audience while A A Khatkhate, general secretary, proposed a vote of thanks.