All the walkers assured the mother, who was initially fearful of getting on a plane, that she would be fine
Anna University
Chennai: Eager and excited, Swathi V. and her mother arrived at the gates of Anna University for her TNAU counselling session only to be told that the venue was in Coimbatore. With only two hours left for the counselling session to start, Swathi almost gave up on her dreams of getting into university when a couple of walkers in the Anna University campus decided to make immediate arrangements to fly Swathi and her mother to Coimbatore.
At 8:30 in the morning on one of their regular walks in Anna University campus, a group of 12 walkers, "Twalkers" as they like to be called came upon a clueless Swathi and her mother, who were from a small village near Tiruchy.
After hearing about their misfortune, M. Saravanan, one of the walkers quickly called an official who informed them that the venue was in Coimbatore. After confirming this news, Saravanan along with two other friends, Paramasivam and Jaishankar quickly got in touch with officials in Coimbatore who were willing to wait for Swathi. The group then pooled in money and booked flight tickets for both mother and daughter at 10:30 am.
All the walkers assured the mother, who was initially fearful of getting on a plane, that she would be fine. At 12 pm, Swathi managed to reach the venue and was given a seat for BSc in Biotechnology at TNAU. "I thought all was lost when we got to the wrong venue, but thankfully because of some kind people my daughter was able to enroll into the university," said her mother.
Swathi lost her father at a young age and her mother, a farmer, has funded her entire education by rearing cattle. Swathi, who scored 1,017 on 1200 despite suffering from stomach ulcers, had dreams of pursuing MBBS, but fell short of a good ranking because of her illness.
After hearing news of being selected for agriculture counseling, Swathi pinned all her hopes on getting that seat. However, her online counselling tickets only mentioned the venue, Anna Arangam, but not the city, when Swathi asked her friends mother where was, she mistakenly told them it was in Anna University.
M. Saravanan said, “It still seems like a dream at one point the mother was crying and the next minute not only did they manage to get to Coimbatore but she also got a seat and that’s all that matters to us.”
While the walkers have told the mother that she need not pay them back, the mother insists that she will save up money soon and repay them.
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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