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China had donated money to the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation.

Annual Reports published by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation in 2006, 2007, and 2008 listed People's Republic of China as a donor.

Annual Reports published by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation in 2006, 2007, and 2008 listed People's Republic of China as a donor. Rajiv Gandhi Foundation's Annual Report from 2005-06 contains the list of Donors and Partner Organizations. The Embassy of the People's Republic of China is listed as one of the donors. Sun Yuxi, the then Chinese Ambassador to India, on behalf of China Charity Foundation, had donated Rs 10 lakhs to the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation in 2006. The Annual Reports of the Foundation for 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 also show the People's Republic of China as a donor.

Sonia Gandhi is the chairperson of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, and its board has Dr. Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi, P Chidambaram, and Priyanka Gandhi. Union Law Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad, has accused the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of not mentioning these donations in government records. The UPA said that the contributions were carried out transparently, and all details were out on the website. It is also part of the annual report of the foundation.

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