Dr KM Abraham, 68-year-old former chief secretary of Kerala, and current executive director of the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB), ran 42 km in the Mumbai Full Marathon to raise awareness and support for the victims of Chooralmala and Landslides in Mundakai. With a banner that read: “Run for Wayanad – donate generously for the townships being built in Kalpetta and Nedumbala”, his inspiring run highlighted his unwavering commitment to social causes and the rehabilitation of affected communities, proving that age does not It is a barrier to achieving meaningful impact.
When asked how he could do this at his age, he replied: “If we had decided, it would have happened.” “This is not the first time I have run a marathon. I ran the London Marathon in 2023 and 24. I started running a full marathon in Mumbai last year. But this year’s race has something special. This race is for the relay of Wayanad. If I get help for the relief fund through my career, I will be blessed,” he said.
“When I was working in Mumbai from 2008 to 2011, I used to run half marathons (21km). To get a chance to run in the London Marathon, you have to be sponsored by a charity. I was working as part of a charity” Brain Research organisation. in the United Kingdom he was its sponsor. I used to run between two and five kilometers and gradually increased it,” said KM Abraham. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan presented him with the Mumbai Marathon jersey at a ceremony held at the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram.
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