{"id":22749,"date":"2025-11-13T16:45:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T11:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asiannewsservice.in\/en\/?p=22749"},"modified":"2025-12-06T13:46:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T08:16:05","slug":"chief-minister-brings-new-hope-to-young-poonam-a-gifted-girl-who-paints-with-her-feet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiannewsservice.in\/en\/chief-minister-brings-new-hope-to-young-poonam-a-gifted-girl-who-paints-with-her-feet\/","title":{"rendered":"Chief Minister Brings New Hope to Young Poonam \u2014 A Gifted Girl Who Paints with Her Feet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Raipur, November 13<\/p>\n<p>Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai continues to touch lives through &#8220;Jandarshan&#8221; programme, where he personally meets people arriving from across the state to address their grievances with sensitivity and promptness.<\/p>\n<p>At the very beginning of today\u2019s Jandarshan, the Chief Minister met 11-year-old Poonam from Telibandha, Raipur \u2014 a remarkable girl who, despite living with cerebral palsy and being unable to speak, expresses her world beautifully through paintings made with her feet.<\/p>\n<p>Poonam\u2019s mother shared her story with the Chief Minister, explaining the challenges her daughter faces and how, despite her condition, Poonam creates exquisite artwork using her feet. Listening with deep empathy, Shri Sai interacted with the young girl with affection, gently encouraging her and acknowledging her extraordinary spirit.<\/p>\n<p>Moved by her talent and resilience, the Chief Minister assured Poonam\u2019s mother, saying, \u201cWe are with you. You need not worry about your daughter\u2019s future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shri Sai immediately directed officials to ensure Poonam\u2019s admission to a special school where she could receive appropriate education and care, along with the provision of a scholarship to support her studies.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Minister\u2019s thoughtful gesture has infused new hope into Poonam\u2019s life, reaffirming the government\u2019s commitment to inclusion, compassion, and nurturing every child\u2019s potential, no matter the challenges they face.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raipur, November 13 Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai continues to touch lives through &#8220;Jandarshan&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":74,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cg","category-others"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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