Gunasekaran hails from Pavithramanikkam village near Thiruvaru and works at the Primary Agricultural Cooperative Bank. He has a daughter and a son. His daughter Rakshita was a first grade student studying at the English section of Pavithramanikkam Panchayat Union Middle School.
Rakshita’s father wanted to put her in a Kendriya Vidyalaya. So he applied to Kendra Vidyalaya School in Thiruvarur in 2015 under the seats earmarked for intake through Right to Education Act.
But Rakshita was not able to get the free seat through the provision under RTE Act. Dejected, Rakshita and her parents wrote a letter to Prime Minister Modi by post and mail asking for his help. After writing a couple of more letters, the Prime Minister’s Office informed the Ministry of Education to accommodate Rakshita in the Prime Minister’s quota which was communicated to Rakshita and her parents.
When Rakshita’s parents took this letter and went to the Kendriya Vidyalaya, it seems that the school principal had said that they could enroll the daughter only if she knew Hindi.
Rakshita then learnt to read and write Hindi letters within few days and showed it to the school principal. She was admitted then admitted into class 2 in 2016.
Rakshita’s parents had paid the school fees at the beginning of her admission in class 2. As Gunasekaran and his family survived on meagre income, he again wrote to the Prime Minister seeking exemption or assistance for paying fees.
Following this, a letter was sent to Regional Director of Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools in Chennai communicating the exemption of fees for Rakshita. This was then communicated to Thiruvarur Kendriya Vidyalaya. Rakshita now studies at the Thiruvarur Kendriya Vidyalaya without having to pay fees.
Rakshita, who joined Kendriya Vidyalaya with the help of the Prime Minister and continues to study with his support, has changed her name to Modi Rakshita as a gesture of thanks to Prime Minister Modi.
She is now in class 6 and hopes to meet Prime Minsiter Modi someday in person. She aspires to serve India after growing up.
Source: Dinamani