Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Dec 6: This 85-year-old woman has nine children. But none of them is prepared to take care of her. Seeking help to live in the company of her children, she has knocked at the doors of the senior citizens helpline located in Pandeshwar police station.
Subbalaxmi (85) had five daughters and five sons but one of her sons is no more. The lady's desire is to stay with the families of her children by rotation for a month each. She was with her son at Thokkottu Kapikad, but she was sent away to the residence of a distant relative three months back. Subbalaxmi feels very much hurt by the fact that no one has come to pick her thereafter.
Subbalaxmi cannot convince herself to go to her daughters and stay with them as she believes that the sons have the responsibility of taking care of their mother. She has been waiting with bated breath for the arrival of her sons to take her away to their homes. But none of them are available for contact. Subbalaxmi feels left high and dry as she has not been able to get a shelter even though she has nine children. Having been hurt and humiliated, she has approached the senior citizens helpline for justice.
Police inspector of the station, Revathi, contacted Subbalaxmi's sons with the help of helpline coordinators and gave them two weeks time. However, they did not come forward to take away their mother. On December 4 , along with the helpline coordinator, S Revathi, and counsellors Mahima, Ranjini, Usha and Ashita, Subbalaxmi was escorted to the house of her son along with the police near Thokkottu Kapikad but the house was found locked.
The officials said that when they called the house of the lady's son, the daughter-in-law who responded to the call, berated the police and helpline staff with abusive words. Subbalaxmi was brought back. It has been decided to ask the lady's four sons to come to the police station for discussions on the lady's future. If the sons fail to take her, the officials said, they will register case as per law and then get the case heard at the court of the sub-divisional officer.