In his new lottery shop ‘MA Lucky Center’, his iPhone is always on his ear as if he is constantly receiving calls from customers. Anoop, who emerged as the biggest winner in Kerala’s lottery history till a few weeks ago, used to run away.
In September last year, 31-year-old Anup M. won a lottery worth Rs 25 crore, but now he says, “I wish I had not won the lottery”. He said that he has become troubled by knowingly or unknowingly people who keep asking for financial help every day. Today Anoop is part of the state government’s lottery business and is arguably the only crorepati lottery agent in Kerala. Anoop was earlier an auto driver but now he is busy listing serial numbers of Kerala State Lotteries and contacting potential customers to sell their tickets.
In his new lottery shop ‘MA Lucky Center’, his iPhone is always on his ear as if he is constantly receiving calls from customers. Anoop, who emerged as the biggest winner in Kerala’s lottery history till a few weeks ago, used to run away. He had mastered the art of dodging those seeking financial help.
He was constantly changing his residence so that needy people would not crowd his house. Since things have calmed down now, his new luxurious lifestyle is slowly getting back on track. Anup sorting through the bundle of letters said, “Nothing much has changed.”
Wearing a thick gold bracelet and a thick gold chain around his neck, Anoop told PTI, “I still get innumerable letters, all asking me for financial help and many people coming to my shop asking for my help.” Are. I try.” Anoop is now a face of the Kerala government-owned lottery business. This business of Kerala government is now making millionaires everyday.
Kerala Lotteries Department has more than one lakh registered agents. They have many unregistered sub-agents and hawkers under them, effectively making it the livelihood of several lakh people in the state.
State Lotteries Directorate’s Publicity Officer BT Anil Kumar told ‘PTI-Bhasha’, “It is the government’s policy to seek public participation in the social welfare schemes of the government. All the money collected through lottery sales is used to implement various social welfare schemes of the government.