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Immediately, I formed a Cinema WhatsApp group and sought help 10:30 PM Thaenum Paalum social media,many from my friends and family,’ says 11:00 PM Doctor’s Program Vijay, founder of Vaazhkai. 11:30 PM Songa unknown people Thanking residents, he says, ‘As we regularly carry out social activities in our locality, people approached us and gave trusted us and came forward to donate money and provisions. We their donation’ were able to reach many people VIJAY TV through social media, many un- areas fi rst,’ says Vijay. it was midnight and the whole day in need. On our way, many children 07.00 PM Super Singer Junior 6 known people approached us and ‘This experience made me realise we didn’t have any food. Coming to stopped our vehicle and asked for 08.30 PM Kings of Comedy gave their donation. Some arranged that more than monetary help they know of this, the villagers cooked help. We provided them with what- Juniors Season 2 for vehicles, some helped with the needed emotional support. At one food for us.’ ever we had,’ Vijay shares. 09.30 PM Divided transportation, some assisted with of the villages, a small boy came to GENEROUS GESTURE (LEAD)ING LIGHT 11:30 PM Super Singer Junior 6 buying the essentials and so on.’ us and said, ‘This is enough for us. Then the next day, the team An overwhelmed Vijay says that THE JOURNEY There are more villages nearby who headed to Thiruvarur district and he will never forget this experience. ‘We did not do prior research on still haven’t received anything.’ bought items for wholesale. ‘The ‘We must thank our driver. I will which villages had already received This is when we came to know shopkeepers did not measure any- even thank him by touching his help and which didn’t. We bought that many villages in the interior thing. It was really heartening to feet. He is from Madurai. The roads bedsheets, provisions, mats and delta regions were neglected. So, see people like that.’ He also adds were rough and he didn’t get to rest ZEE TAMIL other items in Madurai and distrib- with the help of the boy, we went that it was the locals who helped properly. Without him, this journey 6:30 PM Sa Re Ga Ma Pa uted them on the way. We covered to those places and distributed the and guided them. ‘They directed us would not have been fulfi lled.’ Vijay Little Champs Thiruthuraipoondi and Thanjavur materials. 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