Mumbai, Nov. 9 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis congratulated Shehzad Poonawalla on winning the reality show Rise and Fall. He also lauded his thoughtful gesture of donating the prize money to the state's Relief Fund to support drought-hit farmers.

Extending his best wishes to Shehzad, Fadnavis wrote, "Congratulations, Shehzad! Your decision to donate the prize money to CM Relief Fund for Maharashtra's drought-hit farmers is truly appreciated. Thank you for standing with our Baliraja. @Shehzad_Ind

#Maharashtra #CMReliefFund."

Responding to his tweet, Shehzad thanked Fadnavis and also expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "inspiring him to always think of farmers."

"Thank you @Dev_Fadnavis ji PM @narend...