DESPITE her hectic schedule tending to her young child-ren, housewife G. Muru-gayee still has time to do cha- rity work and help the less for-tunate.
Every day, Murugayee, 46, will ferry ill and destitute patients to and from Ipoh Hospital.
She also travels from her house in Taman Wah Keong, Ipoh, to visit inmates at an old folks home in Langkap, about 70km away, and attend to their needs.
She organises religious talks and functions for the young to boost their self-esteem.
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Honoured:Murugayee cutting a cake with several other mothers to mark Mother's Day.
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“Every time she gets a call from the Ipoh Hospital about poor sick patients who need help, she is there for them.
“This demonstrates selfless love and care,” said Sri Sathya Sai Baba Ipoh Centre chairman N. N. Bala-krishnan.
For her efforts, Murugayee was honoured Mother of the Year by the centre during a ceremony at Sri Subramaniam Temple in Gunung Cheroh, Ipoh, recently.
Murugayee, who hails from Pe-nang, received a golden shawl from Naranjan Dass, the most senior lady of the centre.
Apart from doing housework and tending to the needy, Murugayee also looks after her elderly mother-in-law and intellectually-challenged brother-in-law.
“I feel honoured and thank the centre for this award. I dedicate it to my family for supporting me.
“Helping the needy gives me great pleasure. It’s something I acquired since my childhood days,” said Murugayee, who is married to offshore oil rig company supervisor B. Prithivi Raj.
Buntong assemblyman Datuk Yik Phooi Hong, in his Mother’s Day message, said the people must help the needy.
“As a Chinese born in the Tamil settlement of Buntong, I under-stand the Hindu traditions and learn about the Bhagavad-Gita.
“Teachings from the holy book have guided me in performing my duty as a state assemblyman,” he said.