'I told you before my family': Indian shop worker in Abu Dhabi dreams of new life after winning $1m million
A shop worker in Abu Dhabi , who left Chennai 17 years ago to support his family, won $1 million (Dh3.67 million) in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw on Wednesday. Saravanan Malairaj, 36, said the windfall would help him secure a better future for his twins, a boy and a girl aged four, and be able spend more time with them. Dubai Duty Free informed him of his win at 12.15pm but out…
A 36-year-old Indian shop worker named Saravanan Malairaj, who has lived in Abu Dhabi for 17 years, recently won the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw, taking home a $1 million prize. At first, the windfall was met with disbelief, but Mr. Malairaj expressed that the money would pave the way for a better future for his four-year-old twins.
The unexpected prize came as a surprise, as he had never won a raffle before. He revealed that life had been difficult in Chennai, where he sold family land to help pay for his sister's marriage. He currently earns Dh8,000 a month working at a shop selling construction equipment. Mr. Malairaj plans to invest the prize money in his children's education and to eventually return to India, where he hopes to open a shop.
He hopes to spend more time with his children now that they are older. Mr. Malairaj is among two Indian residents who won $1 million in Wednesday's draw. Another Indian citizen, Bhanu Sobhani, a 40-year-old Dubai resident and textile factory owner, also won the same amount in Series 557.
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