A Telangana constable’s WhatsApp status that built a foundation – The New Indian Express

The spirit of the foundation remains rooted in the same simplicity it began with: members still share their work through WhatsApp statuses, inspiring more to join. (Photo | Express) Updated on :  14 Sep 2025, 4:20 am HYDERABAD: It started not with a grand plan, but with a single WhatsApp status. Police constable Jabbu Venkatesh, moved by the hunger he saw during the pandemic, typed out a simple offer to help. He knew hunger was more than an empty stomach — it was an enemy that paralysed hope. What he could not have known was that tapping ‘send’ would ignite a chain of compassion, transforming a small gesture into a foundation that has since fed thousands. Venkatesh, who hails from a humble background in Nagarkurnool district and is the first in his family to receive formal education, became a police constable in 2018 through the state government’s recruitment drive. On duty during the Covid-19-induced lockdown, he saw the daily struggles of the poor up close. Speaking to TNIE, he recalls one turning point: “On April 28, 2020, I was on duty near Limra Hotel in Rajendranagar when a mason’s family, who had lost their livelihood, approached me asking where they
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