As they say where there’s a will, there’s a way, an Indian winger from Mizoram found a ‘sweet’ way to save a sweet shop in his hometown which was shutting down due to the pandemic. Lallianzuala Chhangte is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Indian national football team and Chennaiyin.
The sweet shop is close to his heart as it’s situated nearby the ground in his hometown Lunglei in Mizoram, where he used to practice. Often the shop owner would give him new sweets to try. The shop was popular for its delicious gulab jamuns. So, when this shop was at loss and on the verge of shutting down, Chhangte just couldn’t sit back.
He stepped up and thought of a way to help the sinking business. He gathered some youngsters who are a part of the reserve teams of various Indian Super League and I-League teams and started training. After a week-long training, they would organize matches on weekends. When there’s a match there has to be a prize for the winning team.
Chhangte suggested the idea of the Gulab Jamun Cup as the prize. The idea was to buy Gulab Jamuns in bulk and distribute among the team as the prize.
“Having sweets is not allowed for us under any circumstance, but this is one way we have thought of helping out the shopkeeper here. If buying sweets can bring back the smile for him and his family then why not,” said Chhangte according to a report.
As per the report, the sweets were distributed among the family and friends of the team members. The purchase helped the sweet shop restore the business as well as give people a sweet treat.
(Feature image source: Left: Facebook, Right: chitrasfoodbook.com)
