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THE daily life for single father P. Sinnakaruppan, 55, has been made more comfortable, thanks to TenagaNasionalBerhad's (TNB) ProjekMesra Rakyat programme. The unemployed man, who lives with his three children and five grandchildren, as well as his sister and her children, had always wanted to fix up his home but could never afford doing it to due to his advancing age. With the aid of a local contractor, TNB's latest corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme arranged to have his house roof, fences, walls and pipes fixed, as well as install new wirings. The work, plus a gotongroyong carried out by TNB staff, began on Feb 13 and was completed by Feb 26. The programme was launched yesterday at the recipient's KampungTasikPermai home by BNAmpang Parliament coordinator and Umno division chiefDatuk Ismail Kijo. Present were TNB CSR head Ahmad ZakiRasid and TNB Kuala Lumpur Distribution Division general manager Datuk Lim Yew Soon. "I am proud and touched to have had this area selected by TNB to carry out the project," Ismail said. "We are all supportive of this programme, especially as it serves to help the underprivileged." ProjekMesra Rakyat was organised following the government's suggestion that Government-Linked Companies (GLCs) such as TNB can play a key role in helping to fix up homes of underprivileged Chinese and Indians living in rural areas. TNB will also help take care of bumiputra homes through their BaitiJannatiprogramme, which began in Terengganu this month. For ProjekMesra Rakyat, they will continue to fix the 24 houses in all the 12 peninsula states over the present year. Every chosen house will receive RM10,000 in aid, which they hope to do every year. For Kuala Lumpur, this year's recipients are Sinnakaruppan and Moo Swee Chin, 42, from Jinjang. "With this, we hope that Sinnakaruppan and his family will go on to live a normal, peaceful, happy and comfortable lives," said Ahmad Zaki. "I also urge him to prioritise his health and personal safety, and also take care of his children's education."
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