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Hanan donates Rs.1.5 lakh she got as support to flood relief fund

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KERALA :

Hanan Hamid
Hanan Hamid

19-year-old student donates 1.5 lakh she had received as aid

Hanan, the 19-year-old girl from Kerala who was recently both appreciated and trolled on the social media for posting photographs of her life’s challenges, has donated ₹1.5 lakh for flood relief in the State.

Hanan, who received ₹1.5 lakhs from well-wishers after a photograph of her selling fish to support her family and fund her education went viral, said: “The people of the State had turned up to help me when I told my story. These were donations from ordinary people, from ₹50 to ₹1,000 or more that came into my account, making it ₹1.5 lakh. In this time of crisis, I want to give it back to them who had sent their love through money.” .

Hanan transferred the amount to the Chief Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund on Saturday. “We had been trying to transfer the funds for the past two days, but could not do it due to network issues. Today we went to the bank and got it done”.

When asked about how she would restart her small business, Hanan said she would wait till the crisis was over. “Across the State, people have to rebuild their lives after this disaster. I would too.”

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National / by Staff Reporter / Kochi – August 18th, 2018

Hanan Hamid walks on the ramp at Kerala Khadi show, meets CM Pinarayi Vijayan

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KERALA :

Hanan, who became a social media star after Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi ran a news report about her struggle to run her family, received support from CM Pinarayi Vijayan. He said she was a symbol of courage and determination and that the state must rise to support her.

Hanan walked the ramp in the state capital as part of the state-level inauguration of the Onam-Bakrid Khadi Mela 2018.
Hanan walked the ramp in the state capital as part of the state-level inauguration of the Onam-Bakrid Khadi Mela 2018.

Hanan Hamid, the 21-year-old final year student of chemistry whose resolve to fund her education by selling fish and doing odd jobs had made her a darling among the social media in Kerala, met Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the state capital on Wednesday. She also walked the ramp for a fashion show organised by the Kerala Khadi Board in Thiruvananthapuram.

Hamid, whose onerous circumstances were reported by the local Mathrubhumi newspaper recently, initially received a lot of bouquets from those on social media. However, certain people on Facebook began spreading rumours that Hamid’s story was fabricated as part of a marketing stunt for a film and that it was akin to cheating the people of the state. The 21-year-old subsequently became a victim of dangerous levels of cyber-harassment and abuse. Two people, who were at the centre of the false rumours, were arrested by the Kerala Police and charged under relevant sections.

During the controversy, Hamid received support from the chief minister and leaders from all parties. The CM said she was a symbol of courage and determination and that the state must rise to support her. During her trip to Thiruvananthapuram, Hamid told reporters that she was a ‘daughter of the government’ and that she was assured of protection from the state. She thanked those who backed her story.

Hanan is Khadi’s face for Onam-Bakrid expo

She walked the ramp at a fashion show organised in the state capital as part of the state-level inauguration of the Onam-Bakrid Khadi Mela 2018. At the event, she met the chief minister and Sobhana George, vice-chairperson of the Kerala Khadi Board. George told reporters that Hamid was symbolic of the hundreds of hard-working women labourers toiling in the Khadi sector in the state.

source: http://www.indianexpress.com / The Indian Express / Home> India / b y Express Web Desk , Kochi / August 02nd, 2018