An island of hope

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. . . . . Some of the fisherfolk had come to attend a congregation at which the saint from Kerala, Mata Amritanandamayi, handed over the keys of 400 houses her trust had built for the fishermen of Keelapattinamcherry village.

In a symbolic gesture, she gave 10 keys to chief minister M. Karunanidhi, who presided over the function.

The 324-sq ft houses cost Rs 1.80 lakh each. The trust has pledged to build about 6,200 of them for tsunami victims in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry and the Andaman and Nicobar islands, earmarking 650 for Nagapattinam.
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5 Feb 2007, Nagapattanam

M R Venkitesh, The Telgraph

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070206/asp/nation/story_7355372.asp

KKSSR to MK’s defence

KKSSR to MK’s defence

Justifying the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi sharing a dais with Mata Amritanandhamayi, state Health Minister K K S S R Ramachandran has said the DMK chief saw “God” in those who served humanity.

Launching the Mata Amrithanandha Mayi Mutt’s self help programme for the poor and physically handicapped and pension for widows and destitute, he said though ‘Karunanidhi does not compromise on his principles, he sees God in the smile and joy of poor men’.

Earlier the Minister also released a souvenir- ‘Amutha Malar’ City Mayor Tenmozhi distributed the sewing machines to women under self-help scheme of the MATA being launched in Madurai.

2 Feb 2007, Madurai

Chennai Online

http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7B3DE0CB24-7B47-4A9B-9F60-F29E66819C34%7D&CATEGORYNAME=CHN