# Beggar donates Rs 10,000 to Tamil Nadu CM relief fund 2026-08-25T07:27:03+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A 75-year-old man who survives by begging has donated Rs 10,000 to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund. Pool Pandiyan, from Alangkinaru village in Thoothukudi district, deposited the money at the Indian Overseas Bank branch inside the Karur collectorate on Monday. Collector C Muthukumaran advised him to use the bank instead of handing over cash directly, and later appreciated the gesture. Pandiyan told reporters that he has helped over 400 schools across the state through his begging earnings. He said he had donated Rs 1.60 crore to Covid-19 relief during the pandemic, and has sent Rs 30,000 in three instalments to the CM's fund through the Karur collectorate. He also claimed a Rs 2 lakh contribution to the newly-formed TVK government. ## Indian Opinion Analysis While the sum is modest, Pool Pandiyan's claim of raising Rs 1.60 crore during the pandemic makes this a patterned act of charity, not a one-off gesture. Under the Tamil Nadu government's framework, the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund is a designated account for disaster and welfare contributions, with deposits receipted through authorised bank branches. What stands out is the collector's procedural direction to route the money through a bank rather than accept cash directly, a standard safeguard under state treasury rules. Watch whether the collectorate verifies Pandiyan's past donation claims, which could amplify this story into a broader account of extraordinary giving from marginalised citizens. ## Coverage - deccanchronicle.com Led with the human-interest angle of a beggar donating, with no criticism of government machinery This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: M.K. Stalin, Pool Pandiyan, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/beggar-donates-rs-10000-to-tamil-nadu-cm-relief-fund/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/beggar-donates-rs-10000-to-tamil-nadu-cm-relief-fund/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/