# TDP Rajya Sabha MP donates first salary to Armed Forces fund 2026-08-13T12:07:20+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Newly elected Rajya Sabha MP from Andhra Pradesh, Vijay Chintakayala of the TDP, met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and donated his first parliamentary salary to the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund. Times Now reports that the donation was inspired by party working president Nara Lokesh’s call to put the nation first and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tradition of spending Diwali with soldiers. Chintakayala took oath as an MP on 25 June 2026. The Armed Forces Flag Day Fund, established in 1993, supports welfare measures for ex-servicemen, war widows, disabled veterans and families of martyrs. The MP described his contribution as a small step in the footsteps of leadership that places service before self. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com Tags: Armed Forces Flag Day Fund, donation, Nara Lokesh, Rajya Sabha, TDP, Vijay Chintakayala Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/tdp-rajya-sabha-mp-donates-first-salary-to-armed-forces-fund/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/tdp-rajya-sabha-mp-donates-first-salary-to-armed-forces-fund/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.