A businessman from Gumudipoondi in Tamil Nadu went to his native village Therku Theethampatti on a helicopter from Bengaluru to attend a festival.
The event: The festivities of the Mahakumbabishekam for Arulmigu PathraKaliamman temple were held at Therku Theethampatti village near Ottapidaram in Tamil Nadu. The villagers were taken by surprise at the sound of a helicopter. In the helicopter were B Natarajan and his family members including his wife, son, brother and friend. They came to the village to celebrate with the villagers.
- The grand entrance and the trip back to Bengaluru in the same helicopter cost Natarajan ₹7 lakh.
The reason: It was Natarajan’s long-time wish to travel in a helicopter. He fulfilled it while going to his hometown for festivities.
- To travel on the helicopter, Natarajan and his family first travelled to Bengaluru from Gumudipoondi by road.