Honesty For This Lottery Seller Is Paramount; She Drove To Buyer's House To Give Winning Ticket

Lottery seller Smija K Mohan came into possession of a Rs 6 crore bumper ticket which she sold over the phone. But what makes this really special is her honesty. As per a report in The New Indian Express, she did not hesitate to drive to the winner's house and give the ticket.

She showed true integrity

Smija hails from the middle class, in times when people are trying to get by, showed she was a woman of integrity.

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Now she is being rewarded for her honesty by awards and honours being promised by organisations and individuals.

How it came to be

¡°After the story about me handing over the winning ticket to Chandran chettan broke, I have been receiving calls praising my honesty. However, people don¡¯t understand that in this business, that¡¯s all that matters. We have to be honest since we are being sustained by the hard-earned money customers pay to buy the tickets,¡± she said.

¡°Both me and my husband had been working with the government press at Kakkanad. We had begun the business in 2011 and had five employees. However, later on, after we lost our jobs with the press we decided to run the business by ourselves,¡± she added.

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¡°But then Covid struck and we had to lay off the staff and do the selling all by ourselves. We were hit by another googly when my mother was diagnosed with cancer and that too in Covid times. However, unlike what¡¯s being reported, my youngest who had been ill no longer suffers from any illness and has recuperated. The day that brought us much joy was very hectic and we also had to go through some tense movements since around 12 bumper tickets remained unsold. It was Sunday and our regulars were not around. However, no one was willing to buy the entire 12. It was then that I contacted Chandran chettan. He asked me to send the picture of the tickets and called me back with the numbers of his choice," she went on to say.

Her gesture renews our faith in humanity and it shows there are still good people in this world.