Villupuram (TN): The gesture of a nine year-old girl from a town in Tamil Nadu to part with her savings of four years meant for a bicylce, for Kerala flood relief has moved a premier cycle manufacturer, who has now promised her to gift the cycle of her dreams.
Anupriya from Villupuram in the state has decided to give away about Rs 9,000 of her savings, done over the last four years, after coming across TV visuals of the deluge in Kerala. “I had saved money for over four years to buy a cycle. But I saw visuals of Kerala flood on televisions and decided to give the money,” toward relief activities, she told reporters here. Hero Cycles, in it official Twitter account, appreciated her “gesture to support humanity” and extended their help to her.
“Dear Anupriya, We appreciate your gesture to support humanity in the hour of need. You would get a brand new cycle from us. Please DM your address or contact us at customer@herocycles.com. @PankajMMunjal,” it said. Chairman and Managing Director of Hero Motors Company, Pankaj M Munjal, hailed Anupriya as a “noble soul” and assured to give her “one bike every year of your life.”
