Popular music composer Harris Jeyaraj chose to celebrate Christmas in a compassionate style. He celebrated the festival with poor children as a part of an event organzed by VGP Parijatham Trust.

The trust was established on 8 March 2007 in memory of Parijatham Panneerdas, wife of the business legend V G Panneerdas, to perpetuate her love of the poor and downtrodden people in the Society. True to name, the trust aims to spread the fragrance of its avowed objectives and activities of social service.

The main aim and objectives of the Trust is to render qualitative services to the poor and downtrodden people of the society by making available free food, cloth, shelter, health services, education to children, providing free spectacles and cataract operation for the uncared and unattended senior citizens; bringing computer education to the non-accessed, as also shorthand and typewriting, conducting classes on English fluency, tailoring classes for needy women on reasonable terms, etc., thereby enabling such people to lead a life of dignity, honor and self-reliance.

Speaking on the occasion, Harris Jeyaraj praised the social services of the Trust to a greater height, assured his full-fledged support to the Trust and shown eagerness to participate in all of its future events.

At a function held at the Infant Jesus Church, Guindy on the eve of the ensuing Christmas celebrations, where nearly 100 poor children were made cheerful as they received gifts and new clothes. It was presided over by the Music Director Harris Jeyaraj, who cut a cake on the occasion.

Actor-director Bhagiyaraj, who was a special invitee to the function, distributed the sweets and clothes.

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