Madurai: M Nethra, a 13-year-old daughter of a salon owner in Madurai, has been appointed as a ‘Goodwill Ambassador for the Poor’ by United Nations Association for Development and Peace (UNADAP).
The girl convinced her father to give Rs 5 lakh to help the needy that he had saved for her education.
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Tamil Nade Minister Sellar Raju praised the girl for her kind gesture and said that he will urge Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami to bestow the Jayalalithaa Award to her.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also praised C Mohan, Nethra’s father, in his monthly broadcast ‘Mann ki baat’ for giving his savings to help the people in distress during the lockdown.
