No ordinary life: Kamatchi sitting at the playground at the Ramakrishna Ashrama in Scotland Road in Penang.
GEORGE TOWN: K. Kamatchi was left at an orphanage when she was five. She is now 73 and is both a matriarch and grandmother to the 49 children at the Ramakrishna Ashrama in Scotland Road.
“I only remember I was sent to the home by someone. I have never seen my parents. I came from Singapore,” the frail-looking septuagenarian said when met at the 1st Avenue shopping mall yesterday.
Already a subscriber? Log in.
Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.
Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
