CR Kesavan, the great-grandson of the country’s first Indian Governor-General C Rajagopalachari, met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). During the meeting, he shared a ‘touching’ letter written by his house cook, N Subbulakshmi, with PM Modi.
PM Modi took to Twitter shortly after the meeting ended to share the letter. According to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter post, Subbulakshmi, who is from the Tamil Nadu district of Madurai, has battled financial problems her entire life. She did, however, thank the Prime minister for the PM Awas Yojana, which enabled her to build a new house despite financial constraints.
Subbulakshmi also mentioned in the letter how her first home gave her respect and dignity. She sent a picture of the newly built house through Kesavan to get it autographed by PM Modi as a gesture of gratitude and blessings. PM Modi signed on the photograph of Subbulakshmi’s house and wrote that it is blessings like this that give him great strength.
PM Modi on his Twitter handle, said, “Today I met @crkesavan who shared a very touching letter from N. Subbulakshmi Ji, who works as a cook in his house. Hailing from Madurai, N. Subbulakshmi Ji faced many challenges including financial problems. She successfully applied for a home under the PM Awas Yojana.”
He further said, “Like N. Subbulakshmi Ji, there are countless people whose lives have been changed due to the PM Awas Yojana. A home has brought a qualitative difference in their lives. This scheme has been at the forefront of ushering women empowerment too.”
Today I met @crkesavan who shared a very touching letter from N. Subbulakshmi Ji, who works as a cook in his house. Hailing from Madurai, N. Subbulakshmi Ji faced many challenges including financial problems. She successfully applied for home under the PM Awas Yojana. pic.twitter.com/ixSnKKXill
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 12, 2023
Here is her full letter translated from Tamil to English.
I am N.Subbulakshmi hailing from Thiruvedakam village near Cholavantan in Vadipatti taluka of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. I belong to very backward Arunthathiyar community (Scheduled Caste).
My family was pushed into backwardness as we battled to make ends meet on a daily basis. I now work as a cook at Rajaji’s great grandson CR Kesavan’s house.
I recently applied for a house in our Madurai plot through the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana on February 4, 2021, and received ₹2,10,000 in four installments under the scheme. We have now constructed our generation’s first cement house.
This building has given us a sense of dignity and respect. We have benefitted a lot by this scheme and we are living a dignified life in our hometown. The main reason for this is the government and its plans, which are being implemented under your leadership.
On behalf of my family and the people of the country who benefited from this scheme, I pray to God that your government and your programmes continue to expand.
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana was launched on 25th June 2015 and intends to provide housing for all. The Mission provides Central Assistance to the implementing agencies through States/Union Territories (UTs) and Central Nodal Agencies (CNAs) for providing houses to all eligible families/ beneficiaries against the validated demand for houses for about 1.12 cr. According to the data, over 73 lakh people have finished constructing their new homes under the scheme. Meanwhile, the government claims to have spent a total of 8.28 lakh crore on the scheme’s implementation.
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