The Chairman of Mahindra Group, Anand Mahindra, recently took to Twitter to share that Tamil Nadu’s famous “Idli Amma” will soon have her own house. The woman went viral two years ago for cooking and selling idlis for just one rupee each.

Only rarely does one get to play a small part in someone’s inspiring story, and I would like to thank Kamalathal, better known as Idli Amma, for letting us play a small part in hers. She will soon have her own house cum workspace from where she will cook & sell idlis (1/3) https://t.co/vsaIKIGXTp

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) April 2, 2021

Anand Mahindra had tweeted two years ago, saying he wished to ‘invest’ in the business being run by Kamalathal, later endearingly called “Idli Amma”. The woman wakes up before dawn to cook her Re 1 idlis, along with sambhar and chutney. In 2019, Anand Mahindra tweeted an offer to replace her wood-burning stove with an LPG connection.

After the industrialist’s tweet brought viral attention to the grandmother, Bharat Gas Coimbatore gifted her an LPG connection. “This is superb. Thank you Bharat Gas Coimbatore for giving this gift of health to Kamalathal.  As I have already stated, I am happy to support her continuing costs of using LPG,” Anand Mahindra had tweeted back then.

Anand Mahindra has now shared an update on the news, saying that the Mahindra Group had understood from Kamalathal herself how best to ‘invest’ in her business. The Mahindra Group is working to register land in her name, where she can have a house of her own to cool and sell idlis.

The construction of her house will soon be started by  Mahindra Lifespaces, the real estate and infrastructure development arm of the Mahindra Group.

🙏🏽 to the @MahindraRise team for understanding from Kamalathal how we can ‘invest’ in her business. She said her priority was a new home/workspace. Grateful to the Registration Office at Thondamuthur for helping us achieve our 1st milestone by speedily registering the land (2/3) pic.twitter.com/F6qKdHHD4w

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) April 2, 2021

The Mahindra @life_spaces team will soon start the construction as per Kamalathal’s requirement. Once again thanks to BharatGas Coimbatore for providing her a continued supply of LPG. (3/3) pic.twitter.com/NO6YtWr9b5

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) April 2, 2021

“Grateful to the Registration Office at Thondamuthur for helping us achieve our 1st milestone by speedily registering the land,” tweeted Anand Mahindra, thanking Bharat Gas Coimbatore for providing Kamalathal with a continued supply of LPG.

Taking to Twitter, thousands of people appreciated the gesture.

Idli Amma’s hard work is worthy of appreciation, and so is Anand Mahindra’s gesture to help her by constructing a house she can finally call her very own.