PARAPPANANGADI (MALAPPURAM): 'Lakshmi did not bring food when she came to work yesterday as there was no rice at home. Baby did not even have 10 rupees to pay for the auto. Chandrika was bedridden for some time without money for treatment". This is the situation of the Haritha Karma Sena members of Parappanangadi Municipality who won this year's monsoon bumper worth 10 crores. Luck fell into their hands in the monsoon bumper lottery ticket drawn on Thursday. Those who carry poverty on their shoulders and run to keep the municipality clean got lucky through ticket number MB 200261 sold by Palakkad New Star Agency, which 11 of them brought together. The ticket was sold by a person who came to Parappanangadi from Palakkad agency.

P Lakshmi, K Leela, MP Radha, M Sheeja, Chandrika Thudisseri, Bindu Kozhummal, Karthyayani Pattanath, Shobha Kurulil, Kuttimalu Cherukuttiyil, Baby Cherumannil and Radha Mundupalathil from Parappanangadi, shared the money and bought the ticket worth Rs.250. Radha took the initiative to buy the ticket. The ticket was handed over to the Punjab National Bank, Parappanangadi.

This is the fourth time they are buying tickets together. They had won Rs 1000 on the Onam bumper last time.

A moment's thought

All 11 people thought for a moment about whether to take the lottery as they had no money. Sticking together even during the luck they have received, they have a lot to accomplish with the lottery money. Pending treatment must be completed, loan taken with the house as security must be paid off, the debt must be paid off, and the list goes on. Despite becoming millionaires, their decision is to continue working in Harita Karma Sena.

Shobha's tears for her daughter

Shobha's eyes filled with tears even as the congratulations poured in. She is devastated that she doesn't have her daughter with her to share her happiness with. Avoiding the cameras, she wiped her eyes. Shobha's daughter Raveena was a PG student at Maharaja's College. As she was good at studies, Shobha had given all the facilities to her daughter without telling her about the difficulties. Raveena, who suffered from depression, ended her life. Shobha's husband also died of a heart attack three years ago. Her son Vipin is a fisherman.