Madurai, June 22 -- Malathi, a 76-year-old retired police officer from Madurai, has been using a significant portion of her pension to feed hundreds of monkeys around the Tirupparankundram area, continuing a service she began nearly a decade ago.

Malathi has dedicated her life to serving others. After working as the Director of Physical Education at Gandhigram University, serving at an international school in Kodaikanal, and spending 33 years in the Tamil Nadu Police Department, she retired in 2010.

Since 2015, she has been using a significant portion of her pension to feed monkeys living around Tirupparankundram. Despite her age and health challenges, she continues to visit several locations every Saturday, where nearly 350 to 400 monk...