The Chengalpattu District Administration has provided jobs to the sons of two Irula snake catchers – Masi Sadayan and Vadivel Gopal – who were awarded the Padma Shri in 2023.

Collector D. Sneha handed over the appointment orders to the school dropouts, Suresh Vadivel, 27, and Thangarasu Masi, 35. The former has been appointed as a gardener, and the latter as a night watchman at the Ekalaiva Model Residential School at Kumili near Kalavai.