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Beggar Phoolpandi Donates Rs. 10,000 to Chief Minister’s Relief Fund
Phoolpandi earns money by begging.
He saves some of that money to help other people.
He recently gave Rs.
10,000 to a government relief fund.
He gave the money to the Ramanathapuram Collector.
This happened during a public meeting on Monday.
Phoolpandi has been helping government schools and relief efforts since 2010.
He says donating makes him happy.
He estimates that he has donated about Rs.
1.60 crore so far.
Phoolpandi donated Rs. 10,000 to the Chief Minister’s General Relief Fund.
He gave the donation to Ramanathapuram Collector Sivaguru Prabhakaran.
The donation was made Monday during a public grievance redressal meeting.
Phoolpandi has saved money from begging and supported government causes since 2010.
He says he has donated about Rs. 1.60 crore to government schools and relief funds.
- Who
- Beggar Phoolpandi and Ramanathapuram Collector Sivaguru Prabhakaran.
- What
- Phoolpandi donated Rs. 10,000 to the Chief Minister’s General Relief Fund.
- Where
- The Ramanathapuram collectorate.
- When
- Monday, during a public grievance redressal day meeting.
- Why
- Phoolpandi wanted to support relief efforts and government schools with money earned through begging.
Key facts
- Donor
- Phoolpandi
- Donation
- Rs. 10,000
- Recipient
- Chief Minister’s General Relief Fund
- Donation venue
- Ramanathapuram collectorate
- Collector
- Sivaguru Prabhakaran
- Support since
- 2010
- Total donated
- About Rs. 1.60 crore
Quotes
Phoolpandi
A beggar from Thoothukudi district who donates money earned through begging to government causes and schools.
“I have no problem with this. I prefer to donate the money I receive from begging to government schools. So far, I have donated about Rs. 1.60 crore.”
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