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    Modi lauds Odisha tea-seller who is educating 70 slum children

    Modi lauds Odisha tea-seller who is educating 70 slum children
    Written by Gogona Saikia
    May 27, 2018, 06:10 pm 2 min read
    Modi lauds Odisha tea-seller who is educating 70 slum children

    A tea-seller in Odisha, DP Rao, was lauded by PM Narendra Modi on his 44th Mann Ki Baat today for being "an inspiration to our society and the whole country." Rao has spent 50% of his earnings to ensure education, food and health for 70 slum-children. During Modi's visit to Cuttack yesterday, he posed with Rao; the photo has been 'loved' 4,600-times on Twitter.

    Rao is the only earning member in his family: Reports

    Rao, a tea-vendor since 50 years, has opened a school named 'Asha Ashvaasan,' Modi said, which caters to slum children. He has hired teachers to provide free primary education to the children. Expenses come entirely from his tea business. Reports say he's the only earning one in his four-member family. Modi congratulated him "for providing a new direction to the lives of those children."

    Modi in Cuttack with Rao and his students

    During my visit to Cuttack yesterday, I was delighted to meet D. Prakash Rao and some of the students whose life he is transforming. #MannKiBaat pic.twitter.com/31VCbOGmBX

    — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 27, 2018

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