Bloordale roti shop owner doles out 1,000 free meals

Posted April 20, 2014 6:29 pm.

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Mashud Siddique handed out 1,000 free rotis from his Vena’s Restaurant near Bloor and Lansdowne. This isn’t the first time Siddique has handed out free food. He’s done it off and on since 1998 after a birthday request from one of his daughters to feed the hungry.

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