Malappuram: Rare acts of kindness displayed by common people have been making headlines as Kerala tries to recover from the rain and subsequent floods. This time, it is the chief priest of Thirumandhamkunnu Bhagavati Temple, Malappuram, who made the big-hearted contribution. Sreenath Namboodiri has donated his earrings to help victims of the disaster.

When CPM Angadippuram local committee members including K Dileep and KAC Ashraf reached his house for flood relief, Sreenath did not think twice about what to give.

Sreenath is a member of Angadippuram Panthala Kodath family. The Thirumandhamkunnu Bhagavati Temple is a famous centre of pilgrimage in north Kerala.

The incessant rains which bagan last week coupled withh massive landslides had wreaked havoc across the state and claimed many lives in northern parts of Kerala.