Thrissur: A Kerala college student, who was recently trolled on social media for selling fish after college hours, has contributed Rs 1.5 lakh to Kerala Chief Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund. Hanan Hamid, a college student from Thrissur, found stardom overnight last month when a Malayalam newspaper reported how she earns a living – by travelling 65 km to sell fish.
According to news agency PTI, Hanan said the money was donated by various people after her struggle to fund her studies and take care of her family was widely shared on the social media. “I had got the amount from people and I am happy to give back the amount to the needy,” she told PTI.
A B.Sc student at a private college at Thodupuzha in Idukki district, Hanan’s story had gone viral after a Malayalam daily reported her struggles. But she was soon trolled after a section of social media users expressed doubts about her struggles and claimed it was “fake”.
At that time, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stood firmly on Hamid’s side. He had said he was proud of her and had asked the police to take action against people behind the abusive propaganda.
Hamid, 21, has been doing odd jobs – such as anchoring and working as a flower girl in an event management company – since she was in Class 7.
Besides Hanan, people from various walks of life are generously contributing money and various essentials for helping the needy.
Kerala is witnessing the worst flood of the century and the death toll has already climbed to 357. Relief and rescue operations are on war-footing across the state as many people are still stranded in various areas.
