38-year-old Sanuja Rajan who is the wife of a porter, life has come full circle after permanent hardships all through her life, winning Rs.1 crore in a TV reality show in Kerala.
Furthermore, Ningalkkumaakam Kodeeswaran” (NAK) aired on Asianet TV on Wednesday night, Ms. Rajan, an assistant at the Thiruvananthapuram Collector’s office, walked away with the prize money on reality show. Interestingly, the graduate answered all the 15 questions correctly and was the first person to win the prize money.
Life for her so far has been “cruel”, but she never gave up and along with her husband and her two children, has been withstanding all the pressures of life.
Ms. Sanuja said, since they belong to different communities, they never got much support from their families. Since she used to read whatever she got, it was the dream of her husband that she would get a government job. She continued that he made her write all the examinations for which she was eligible and the first job she got was that of a conductor with the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. But her husband did not like the job and when she got her present job about 18 months back, they were all happy. She lives in the city’s outskirts and the village council helped her to build her small house.
She in fact continued saying that they have a debt which they will clear once she get the money while she will use a portion of this money to provide for the welfare of her sister-in-law, whose husband has passed away.
The woman now dreams that now her husband gets a government job who is in the list of labourers of the Kerala State Electricity Board.
Ms. Sanuja added that they all wish and pray he gets it and if he does not make it, they have decided that they will buy a new car and he will drive it as a taxi.
What a come back to life
Ms. Sanuja, after the delivery of her son, became paralysed for more than a year, and it was her grit and determination that saw her come back to life. Another tragedy struck the family when Sanuja’s younger son met with an accident, resulting in numerous surgeries on his leg and hand. Her elder son is in Class 10.
The anchor of the show, superstar Suresh Gopi, speaks from Canada that he is pleased that Ms. Sanuja has become the first person to win the desired prize.
Mr. Gopi who is busy taking part in shows in US and Canada said that he was so happy for her, because she is one lady whom he feel has fought her way all through her life. She helped him put his signature on a cheque worth Rs.1 crore. He have never signed a cheque for such a big amount.
To conclude, Ms. Sanuja said that she have been told it would take a few more days (for the cheque to be encashed) and she in no hurry because she know today or tomorrow she will get it.
Congratulations to the winner lady!
(AW:Samrat Biswas)
