An Indian has won $1 million in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire and Finest Surprise draw, held on Wednesday, November 26 at Concourse D of Dubai International Airport.

Selvaraj Vijayananth, a 50-year-old man based in Chennai, India became a millionaire with ticket number 1346, which he purchased online on November 13.

Vijayananth is a father of one and works as senior engineering manager for a software company in Chennai. He has been participating in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire promotion regularly for over 15 years.

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“Winning has always been a dream of mine and now that it has finally come true, I am deeply grateful,” he said.

The new millionaire is the 266th Indian to have won $1 million in this draw, with Indians being the biggest purchasers of tickets.

Atul Dinkar Rao, an Indian expat based in Dubai, also won $1 million, in the Millennium Millionaire Series 522 with ticket number 2242. He received his ceremonial cheque from Dubai Duty Free senior management team and commented,“I feel grateful and thankful for this win. I have always had faith and participated in the Dubai Duty Free promotion for a long time, and I believe even more now that this validation has come.”

Following the Millennium Millionaire presentation, the Finest Surprise draw was conducted for two luxury motorbikes.

Samer El Achkar, a 58-year-old Lebanese man based in Dubai won a BBMW F 900 GS (Sao Paulo Yellow) motorbike with ticket number 0764.

A resident of Dubai since 1991, Achkar runs an office furniture business in Dubai. He has been participating in the Dubai Duty Free promotion for over 20 years now.

Jaya Devan, a 38-year-old Indian based in Ras Al Khaimah, won a BMW S 1000 XR (Black Storm Metallic) motorbike with ticket number 0629. Devan has been participating for over a year now and works as a storekeeper for a cigarette manufacturing company in Ras Al Khaimah.

“I'm still in disbelief but feeling lucky," he said after his win.

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