“My life amounts to no more than one drop in a limitless ocean. Yet what is any ocean, but a multitude of drops?” – David Mitchell.
This very thought was surely wonderfully put in the mind of a seven-year-old boy from Arappalayam town in Madurai. In a period, when the whole world is struggling to make it, the child had the conscience of donating the entire savings of his piggy bank to Tamil Nadu CM Relief Fund for aiding COVID patients.
The noble move was enacted by Harish Varman, a Class 2 student who is now being hailed for his golden heart. He reportedly donated a sum of Rs.1,000 to the COVID relief fund which he was saving all the while to buy a bicycle for himself. But when his tender mind learned about the grim situation out there, he decided to give it away for the benefit of the ailing. Next, he went to his father Elangovan and asked him to help him send the money with a handwritten note addressed to MK Stalin requesting him to help the people.
But little did the buy know what was about to happen following this.
Last Sunday he woke up to a blue and red colored bicycle at his front door. And guess who got it? It was brought to him by the Madurai North MLA K Thalapathy and a few other party leaders who were directed by CM Stalin!
Harish’s act of benevolence and his letter moved the CM a lot. That was not it. MK Stalin himself called up at their house to speak to Harish and congratulated him for his contributions. The overjoyed Harish also thanked him for the surprise gift.
The CM also asked Harish to stay safe amid the raging pandemic and study well. His parents Geetha and Elangovan also expressed their gratitude to the CM.
The incident was shared on Stalin’s social media handle.
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
Taking the helm of the ongoing pandemic, Stalin has allotted ministers for every district to keep track of the COVID-19 tackling measures. Along with that, he has announced a COVID pandemic time relief of Rs. 2,000 for the people of the state, and COVID treatment in private hospitals under a government insurance scheme.