Ode to Mother Mangalam: A beacon of compassion


‘Darkness is but temporary, let’s not mourn over it, the light will dawn with brightness that never was’ – Mother Mangalam (May 17, 1926 to June 10, 2023)

On June 10, the nation lost its own “Mother Theresa” when Datin Paduka Mother Mangalam, 97, breathed her last in Assunta Hospital, Petaling Jaya, after suffering complications of pneumonia.

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