Muslim man helps Hindu friend to raise Rs 3 lakhs for temple

Bharuch (Gujarat) [India], Mar 5 : Vijay Kumar, a resident of the Tamil Nadu has sought help from his friend Abdulkhuda Mohd Hf Shaikh who is residing in Gujarat to build a temple in his village.

Abdulkhuda Mohd Hf Shaikh, who also belongs to Tamil Nadu's Paraipatti village and has been residing in Gujarat' Bharuch for a decade has collected Rs 3 lakh from his friends as a donation to build the temple in Paraipatti village in Dindigul district.

"They'd told me 4 months ago and came to me 10 days back. From Vapi to Mehsana, there are several Madrasis, even here in the village too. I personally went to them and collected around Rs 3 Lakh," Shaikh said.

Vijay Kumar said that he stayed in Gujarat for ten days and collected Rs 3 Lakh with him.

"I had sought help from him. I stayed here in Gujarat for 10 days, and went with him from people to people and collected Rs 3 Lakh. No one lives like Hindus or Muslims in our village, everyone lives like friends," he said.

( With inputs from ANI )