Five Interesting things to know about Mariyappan Thangavelu

Mariyappan Thangavelu

Financially Struggles

Mariyappan’s mother is the breadwinner of his family by selling vegetables on a cycle. She earns close to 200 Rupees a day. Mariyappan has 3 other siblings and his father had abandoned the family over a decade ago.

His mother took a loan of 3 lakhs for his medical treatment and that is yet to be paid off even after 15 years of the accident.

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I love sports. I’m currently pursuing MBA and despite the rat race that’s going on around me, I still like watching test matches. I'm passionate about Chelsea and CSK.

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