Chennai: Kamalathal from Coimbatore went viral on social media as ‘Idli Paati’ for cooking and selling idlis for just Re 1.
For over 30 years, she has been running her business from a tiny shanty shop. However, she wasn’t concerned about making profits and extended her services keeping in mind those in need.
Industrialist Anand Mahindra took to Twitter recently to share some heartwarming news.
The chairman of Mahindra Group revealed that Kamalathal will soon have a house to call her own.
“Only rarely does one get to play a small part in someone’s inspiring story, and I would like to thank Kamalathal, better known as Idli Amma, for letting us play a small part in hers. She will soon have her own house cum workspace from where she will cook and sell idlis,” he tweeted.
He also said, “One of those humbling stories that make you wonder if everything you do is even a fraction as impactful as the work of people like Kamalathal. I notice she still uses a wood-burning stove.If anyone knows her I’d be happy to ‘invest’ in her business & buy her an LPG fueled stove.”
Team Mahindra Rise has already registered the land and Bharat Gas Coimbatore has provided the octogenarian with continued LPG supply for this purpose. The tweet by Mahindra has garnered huge number of retweets and likes so far.