NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, MAY 11
A seven-year-old Harish Varman of Arappalayam in the Temple town of Madurai is just a regular kid but has a helping heart. The Class 2 student had recently donated his piggy bank savings of Rs 1,000 to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (TNCMRF) for Covid-19.
Harish, who had saved the money to buy a bicycle for himself, instead donated the money to the CM’s fund when he saw the rising cases of Covid-19 and the plight of those suffering from the virus.
Harish then asked his father Elangovan to send Rs 1000 from his piggy bank that he had saved up to the Chief Minister’s relief fund with a handwritten note addressed to MK Stalin and requested him to help the people, the Indian Express has reported.
But to Harish’s great joy, on Sunday he found a blue and red coloured bicycle at their front door, brought to him by the Madurai North MLA K Thalapathy and a few other party leaders.
The reason, Harsihs’ contribution and the letter had moved the CM who sent a cycle to the boy through his party leaders.
To add to it, Stalin himself called up at their house to speak to Harish and congratulated him for his contributions. Harish also thanked him for the gift of the bicycle.
ஹரீஸ்வர்மன் என்ற சிறுவன் தனக்கு மிதிவண்டி வாங்குவதற்காக வைத்திருந்த உண்டியல் தொகையை #COVID19 தடுப்பிற்காக முதலமைச்சர் நிவாரண நிதிக்கு அனுப்பிய செய்தி கேட்டு நெகிழ்ந்தேன்.
இத்தகைய உணர்வே தமிழகத்தின் வலிமை!
சிறுவனுக்கு மிதிவண்டி வாங்கிக் கொடுத்து தொலைபேசியில் அழைத்து வாழ்த்தினேன் pic.twitter.com/vNtWpj5SCe
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) May 9, 2021
The Tamil Nadu CM also shared the incident on his official Twitter handle.
Stalin also asked Harish to stay safe amid the raging pandemic and study and do well. The boy greeting Stalin and called him as Thaatha (Grandfather). His parents Geetha and Elangovan also expressed their gratitude and thanked the CM for his call.
On the state’s coronavirus front, Stalin has allotted ministers for every district to keep track of the COVID-19 tackling measures.
