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TIRUPUR: Sixty transsexuals from the Tamil Nadu Periyaveedu Kootamaippu in Tirupur on Monday donated food and other items worth Rs 30,000 for the flood-affected people in Kerala . It was an applaudable effort,” she added.Similarly, a 10-year-old boy in the city donated Rs 3,000 for the same cause. We want to help them.”District social welfare officer I Poongothai said the transsexuals had donated items like wheat flour, oil, biscuits and sanitary napkins. They handed over the items to the district administration.K Diyva, 28, a transsexual, told TOI: “The items were donated by transsexuals residing at Nerupperichal and Ammapalayam in the city. Kamalesh’s mother M Leela Devi said, “He was saving the donated money for the past six months to buy a bicycle.”“When Chennai was affected with floods in 2015, Kamalesh donated food items worth Rs 4,000,” she added..