Pooranam Ammal, who gave away land for government school in Madurai, got her passport the day she applied
The HinduThe Regional Passport Office in Madurai honoured Pooranam Ammal, who recently donated 1.52 acres of land for the upgradation of a government school in Madurai, by issuing her a fresh passport on the same day she applied for one, in recognition of her selfless service to society. In an event to mark International Women’s Day that fell on March 8, the RPO authorities had organised a programme, inviting Pooranam Ammal, alias U. Aayi Ammal, as the chief guest. Offering her felicitations, Regional Passport Officer Vasanthan B. and other officials hailed Ms. Ammal for donating her large parcel of land for for the construction of additional buildings, to upgrade the Madurai East Panchayat Union Middle School into a high school. Hence, she had presented her plots of land, worth a few crores, for the cause of the children who hail from rural pockets, she said At the Republic Day celebrations in Chennai this year, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin had honoured Ms. Ammal for her philanthropy.