Youth come together for a pasi yilla Tiruppur

OFTENTIMES, vague, directionless ideas end up solidifying over time, imbued with intentionality, becoming larger than life. One such idea has taken root in Tiruppur, turning into a wider institution, covering those abandoned by their families and destitute persons, striving for a pasiyilla Tiruppur.

- P SRINIVASAN @Tiruppur

FTENTIMES, vague, directionless ideas end up solidifying over time, imbued with intentionality, becoming larger than life. One such idea has taken root in Tiruppur, turning into a wider institution, covering those abandoned by their families and destitute persons, striving for a pasiyilla Tiruppur.

Created by a few youngsters with a mind to help someone, in 2017, the Pasiyilla Tiruppur Charitable Trust, despite not having the privilege of a solid economic foundation, has managed to distribute 3 lakh food packets to the destitute and poor in Tiruppur, solely with the help of sponsors.

P Tamil Selvan (28) of Kovil Vazhi, a postgraduate and founder-director of the trust, lives with his disabled father, Palani, mother, Geetha, wife, Thirukkana, and his one-year-old son. Tamil Selvan sustains his family through his online travel booking agency, while his mother is employed at a knitwear manufacturing facility nearby.