UAE is not any other nation: Kerala CM on Centre's no to foreign aid

Since 2004, India has been turning down help from foreign governments during natural disasters

The UAE "cannot be considered any other nation", Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday, amid reports that the Centre had turned down aid offers from foreign governments in the wake of the flood disaster.

"As I understand, the UAE on its own has proposed this aid. The UAE cannot be considered as any other nation as their rulers have underlined," Vijayan told the Indian Express in an interview.

"Indians, especially Keralites, have contributed immensely in their nation building," he said.

The central government has not accepted the offer of $100 million (Rs 7 billion) made by the crown prince of Abu