Malappuram: A stroke of extraordinary luck has come the way of a Parappanangadi resident, as Naduvettil Padmanabhan (51) has won the first prize of ₹10 crore in the Kerala government’s Summer Bumper lottery.

Padmanabhan, who works at a supermarket in Kozhichena and has been in the role for the past eight years, purchased the winning ticket numbered SB 517026 in Palakkad on 26th March while returning from a temple visit in Coimbatore. He is not a habitual lottery player and says he bought the ticket solely because it was a “Bumper” edition.

The news of his life-changing win reached him on Tuesday morning, bringing immense joy to his family. Padmanabhan lives with his wife Smitha and their two children, Sreehari, a tenth-grade student, and Parvana, a seventh-grader. The family has expressed delight at the unexpected fortune.

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Following the announcement, Padmanabhan submitted his winning ticket to the SBI Parappanangadi branch manager. The win marks a dramatic turn in the life of the supermarket worker, whose occasional lottery purchase has now brought a bumper reward.