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Honour for honesty

 

Here's a story that's bound to warm your hearts and revive your faith in humanity. On Sunday, a little-known person from a remote corner in Kerala called Suresh was honoured by actor Parthepan through his Manitha Neya Mandram at Lakshmi Hall in the presence of some of the best-known names in the Tamil film industry.

His claim to fame? The man was being rewarded for his honesty and for not succumbing to temptation. "Suresh is a poor lottery ticket seller in Ernakulam, Kerala. One day, a poor customer of his, Ayyappan, purchased five tickets from him. However, as he did not have the money to pay Suresh then, he told him to keep the tickets with him till he returned to pay for them in the evening. Suresh agreed. When the results came in, Suresh realised that one of the tickets Ayyappan had left with him had won a sum of Rs. 1.4 crore. Despite many around him suggesting that he keep the winning ticket as Ayyappan had not yet paid for it, Suresh left his stall to find Ayyappan and hand it over to him. In fact, Ayyappan himself told Suresh that he did not want the ticket as he hadn't paid for it. But Suresh insisted that the ticket belonged to Ayyappan and it was only fair to hand it over to him. I don't know whether I would have been so honest. It is only fair that someone like Suresh who has been honest, despite being in the throes of poverty, is rewarded," said Parthepan at the function organised to honour the poor ticket seller, who was flown to Chennai and brought to the hall in a limousine by Parthepan's organisation.

Suresh was honoured with a cheque for Rs. 1 lakh and presented the Best Humanitarian Award. The actors present on the occasion, including Vivekh, Prasanna and Rohini, showered praises on him.

A blood and eye donation camp too was organised on the occasion by the Mandram.

 

Ravi

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