Archive · 25 Aug 2026
75-Year-Old Beggar Donates Rs. 10,000 to Tamil Nadu Relief Fund
Pool Pandiyan is a 75-year-old man who earns money by begging.
He decided to give Rs.
10,000 to Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister’s public relief fund.
He first approached the Karur Collector.
The Collector told him to deposit the money safely through a bank.
Pandiyan then deposited it at the Indian Overseas Bank branch in the collectorate.
The Collector praised him for his generous act.
Pandiyan said he has also helped more than 400 schools.
He said he donated Rs.
1.60 crore during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pool Pandiyan, a 75-year-old man from Thoothukudi district, donated Rs. 10,000 earned through begging.
He deposited the money at Indian Overseas Bank’s Karur collectorate branch for the Chief Minister’s public relief fund.
Karur Collector C. Muthukumaran advised him to remit the donation through the bank rather than hand over cash.
Pandiyan said he had assisted more than 400 schools across Tamil Nadu and donated Rs. 1.60 crore during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He also said he had previously sent Rs. 30,000 to the relief fund and donated Rs. 2 lakh to the newly formed TVK government.
- Who
- Pool Pandiyan, a 75-year-old man from Alangkinaru village in Thoothukudi district.
- What
- He donated Rs. 10,000 earned through begging to the Chief Minister’s public relief fund.
- When
- Monday; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- At the Indian Overseas Bank branch in the Karur collectorate.
- Why
- He wanted to contribute to the Chief Minister’s public relief fund.
- Donor
- Pool Pandiyan, aged 75
- Donation
- Rs. 10,000
- Source of money
- Earnings from begging
- Donation channel
- Indian Overseas Bank branch at the Karur collectorate
- School assistance
- Pandiyan said he had supported more than 400 schools across Tamil Nadu
- COVID-19 relief
- He said he donated Rs. 1.60 crore during the pandemic
- Previous relief-fund contributions
- He said he had sent Rs. 30,000 in three instalments