Father who lost both children in TN wall collapse donates their eyes
- IndiaGlitz, [Thursday,December 05 2019]
In an extremely compassionate gesture, Selvaraj, the father of two teenage children who had died in a wall collapse in Mettupalayam, decided to donate the eyes of his kids.
A discriminatory wall that was built in Mettupalayam collapsed due to heavy rains earlier this week, killing 17 people. Selvaraj's children Nivetha (18) and Ramanathan (15) were among them. I was told that eye donation was possible and I immediately agreed. Their bodies may go back to the earth or may be given to fire. This way, if their eyes are of help to two people, isn’t that a good deed? I have no one now, Selvaraj reportedly told media. After his wife Lakshmi passed away a few years ago, Selvaraj, who runs a tea stall in the Nadur village, had been taking care of his kids all alone.
The 80-feet-long granite compound wall of 60-year-old Sivasubramanian's bungalow was raised to prevent the Dalit community from gaining access to his premises. The man was arrested on Tuesday and has been remanded in judicial custody.