Rabish Rajendran, who has been working in Dubai for 20 years, is a truck driver at Al Kabir Transport Company. He, who is also a father of two children, did not know what to say when he heard about the gift.
Dubai – United Arab Emirates, First Published Jul 7, 2022, 8:52 AM IST
Dubai: 20 expats together won the first prize in the Dubai Duty Free draw. The prize of one million dollars (more than 7.9 crore Indian rupees) was received in the ticket bought by all the friends in the name of Malayalee Rabish Rajendran. Dubai Duty Free’s latest Millennium Millionaire draw was held at Terminal 2 of the Dubai International Airport.
On June 19, Rabish and his friends took the prize ticket number 4369 online. Rabish Rajendran, 43, has been participating in the Dubai Duty Free draw for over a year with his friends. They used to take tickets in each month’s name.
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Rabish Rajendran, who has been working in Dubai for 20 years, is a truck driver at Al Kabir Transport Company. He, who is also a father of two children, did not know what to say when he heard about the gift. Still can’t believe the news of the prize. He said that he and his friends would personally thank Dubai Duty Free for making all this possible.
Rabish Rajendran is the 193rd Indian to win the first prize since the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw was launched in 1999. Indians buy the most tickets to participate in the Dubai Duty Free draws and have the highest number of winners. Hariram Ramanathan, an Indian, won a luxury BMW car in the Finest Surprise draw held today.
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Last Updated Jul 7, 2022, 8:52 AM IST
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