Gulf News subscribers get a surprise on Akshaya Tritiya

100 GET DH1,000 DIAMOND JEWELLERY VOUCHERS AS PART OF SUBSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN

Indian expatriate Ganesan Mani was planning to buy a surprise gift for his wife — a diamond or gold jewellery — on Akshaya Tritiya for her birthday on Sunday, but the surprise gift came from Gulf News ahead of her big day.

Mani was just one of the 100 lucky Gulf News subscribers who won in the Gulf News Subscription Campaign on Wednesday.

Each winner received a Dh1,000 Diamond Jewellery Voucher from Joy Alukkas in the presence of K.C. Nissar, Personnel and Administration Manager at Gulf News. They are the third batch of raffle winners drawn by a Dubai Economy representative this month.

“It’s my wife’s birthday on the 22nd. I wanted to give her a surprise gift but Gulf News surprised us with this winning. We’ve planned on buying her jewellery today and with this voucher, it’s a good opportunity,” Ganesan, a senior accountant, told Gulf News.

Gayathri, Ganesan’s wife, said the voucher came at a perfect time, the Akshaya Tritiya, a festival celebrated by Indian communities around the world. It is believed that investing in jewellery, getting married or buying property brings luck on this day.

“I’m very very happy. Today is an auspicious day to buy gold and diamond as per the Indian culture. So we planned something and it happened today, surprisingly from Gulf News,” she said.

Sunita Wagh, an Indian ■

teacher, who has been a Gulf News subscriber for more than two decades, couldn’t agree more. “In our religion, in our custom, today is a big day to buy diamond and gold. So I’m gonna be going from here using the voucher to buy diamond. It’s a day in India when people believe it’s an auspicious day to buy precious metals. Now, I’ll use the voucher to buy some

more and pick up a gift for myself,” the mother of two said.

“When you win in any lucky draw, it makes you happy. It’s a good feeling. And I’m into diamonds so that’s why I am very happy because it’s a diamond voucher,” she added.

Thomas Antony, a subscriber for the last four years who renewed his subscription this year, said the decision proved

Pankaj Sharma/Gulf News Winners of Dh1,000 Joy Alukkas diamond voucher as part of the Gulf News subscription promotion pose with Jibin Toms john, marketing manager, Joy Alukkas; K.C. Nissar, Personnel and Administration Manager, Gulf News; and Mohamed Ashraf, Senior Account...