Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, known as Amma, has announced a donation of $1 million (about Rs.4.5 crore) towards the relief and rehabilitation of tsunami victims in Japan.
The amount will be used particularly for the education of children who lost both their parents in the nature's fury.
Vice-chairman of Mata Amritanandamayi Math, Swami Amritaswarupananda, said in a press release here on Monday that the donation was announced by Amma at a public programme in Shinagawa, Japan, on Sunday.
The amount will be provided by the Mata Amritanandamayi Centre, United States, along with Amma's global charitable network known as ‘Embracing the World.' It will be handed over to the Governor of Miyagi in mid-August.
Amma's volunteers have been participating in the relief work, including cleaning rubble from houses and agriculture fields, assisting elderly persons and children at relief camps, distribution of food, utensils, medicine and other daily necessities from March 13, two days after the earthquake and tsunami hit parts of Japan, the press release added.
There are millions of poor children in India who need urgent help and assistance to meet their daily needs. Yet here is Amma sending $1 million to Japan, a country which can easily afford to look after its own people.
The money she sent to Japan was certainly a publicity stunt to increase her reputation in the world outside India.
Great Work...I wish this becomes a role-model for other "so-called" saints and "babas" in India. Instead of hoarding their wealth in temples, they should donate it for human welfare and progress. Such actions are the true hallmark of noble souls. The worst thing happening to Hindus is Greed. Worshiping in Temples is useless unless you don't help people first.
In spite of all scams in the world spiritual leaders like amma are trying to help the suffering humanity. Amma is a role model to one and all. Politicians throughout the world should try to follow the footsteps of amma and try to help the suffering humanity.
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