82-year-old Madurai man donates lifetime savings of ₹60 lakh and pledges body to medical research
An 82-year-old man from Madurai has donated his life savings of ₹60 lakh to the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund. He also pledged his body to a government hospital for medical research purposes.
Why it matters
This act of philanthropy highlights individual commitment to national causes and medical education.
An 82-year-old man from Madurai on Monday donated his entire life savings and pledged his body to medical research during the district’s public grievance redress meeting.
P. Subbiah, a resident of Harvey Nagar in Tirupparankundram, presented a cheque for ₹10,000 toward the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund to Madurai District Collector Nishant Krishna on Monday.
Further, he formally handed over a will document to the District Collector pledging his entire bank balance of ₹30 lakh along with its accrued interest, alongside valuables and assets worth another ₹30 lakh currently held in his bank locker, to the Flag Day Fund.
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