The age old adage 'age is just a number' has once gain been proven right by 89-year-old Veerammal Amma of Tamil Nadu. Fondly known as "Arittapatti Paati", Veerammal holds the esteemed position of Panchayat President for Arittapatti Panchayat. Taking to the microblogging site X, formerly Twitter, IAS officer Supriya Sahu shared the remarkable story of Veerammal Amma.
Explaining about her popularity and her grit to keep on going in life, Sahu wrote, "Veerammal Amma, popularly known as "Arittapatti Paati' the 89 years old Panchayat President of Arittapatti Panchayat is truly an inspiring woman. Fit as a fiddle she is the oldest Panchayat President in TN. Her infectious smile & unbridled enthusiasm is so heatwarming."
"When I asked her the secret of her fitness and positive attitude, she tells me it's all about eating simple home cooked traditional meals like millets and working all day in her agricultural field. What an honour to meet her and discuss our plans for development of Arittapatti which is the first Bio Diversity Heritage Site in Madurai Tamil Nadu," she further explained.
Shared just a few hours back, the video has amassed close to 11,000 views 434 likes and tons of comments.
"Special tribute & salutes to Verrammal Amma for her relentless and undaunted spirit. May God bless her with lots of courage and strength to work forward.....," commented one user on the post.
"Very Rare ...to see..She is the proven record of Women Empowerment," wrote another user.
"Self confident at this age is more important madam ....," commented a third.
While a fourth wrote, "You are truly blessed to meet her. Living example of simplicity."