Amma has energized an entire organization that often fills the vacuum left by government. When a tsunami devastated parts of southern India in 2004, it took the state government of Kerala five days merely to announce what it would do by way of aid and relief. Amma, however, began a response within hours, providing food and shelter to thousands of people; in the following years, her organization says, it has built more than 6,000 houses. In 2003, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, then the president of India, was so impressed with Amma’s charitable work that he donated almost his entire annual salary to her organization.NYT: Amma’s Multifaceted Empire, Built on Hugs
Monday, May 27, 2013
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What a rotten piece. It is basically a high pitched call to Amma's ill wishers to take down her organisation. I hope that effort fails miserably.
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