Temple clerk Ananthu becomes millionaire after winning Rs 12 crore in lottery
Kochi, Sep 21: How it will feel if out of nowhere someone becomes millionaire that too by hitting a lottery jackpot at the age of 24?
Ananthu Vijayan from Idukki is also all surprised to know that he has become a millionaire by winning first prize of Rs 12 crore.
Vijayan won the first prize worth Rs 12 crore of Thiruvonam Bumper lottery of the state government. As soon as knowing the result of the lottery, Ananthu sought advice from the lottery agency.
On
Sunday,
Kerala
government
announced
the
Thiruvonam
Bumper
2020
lottery
winner.
Vijayan
is
a
native
of
Idukki's
Thovala
at
Kattappana,
and
had
been
working
as
a
clerk
at
Ponneth
Temple
in
Ernakulam's
Kadavanthra.
He hails from a humble family which includes his parents and two siblings. His father works as a painter and his sister, who was previously employed as an accountant at a private firm in Kochi, lost her job during the lockdown, according to a News 18 report.
"It took hours for me to come out of the shock when I saw that my ticket won the first prize", Vijayan expressed his shock.
"I could not even sleep at night. After learning about the result, I straight away called my family back in Idukki. But even the family took a while to believe that I really won Rs 12 crore."
Though
its
not
the
first
time
that
the
boy
won
lottery,
he
had
in
the
past
won
Rs
5,000.
The
family
had
been
reportedly
trying
for
government
aids
to
repair
their
55
year
old
house
which
is
in
shambles.
Though
they
applied
for
aid
under
the
Life
Mission
project,
reportedly
they
didn't
get
it
sanctioned.
His
house
is
located
on
a
hilltop
in
Thovala
in
Kattappana,
a
region
with
severe
water
scarcity
issues.
With
no
source
of
drinking
water,
the
family
has
to
buy
water
for
even
household
purposes.
Though Ananthu has many issues to tackle, he says that he is not planning anything yet, until he really gets the money on hand and that he will not stop his work.
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According to reports, after deducting the taxes and agency commission, Ananthu will receive Rs 7.56 crore in total.