Today the whole world observes International Day of Older Persons with fanfare as Tokenism when millions of the elderly starve and are abused.
Angelina Mary ,87, all along had a life of misery. A chennai born girl, she was an orphan. She was brought up by the Sisters of St Mary's Church. They fondly caled her Lily. When she grew up as a young beauty, the Sisters arranged her marria a young man. He was working as a driver. The initial years were happy. She gave birth to a baby boy. Unexpectedly situation has changed in their life. Her husband took to drinking and became an alcoholic. Mary was tortured by her husband, day in and day out. After forty years of a dreadful married lif ary became a widow. A long legal battle soon followed for securing the legitimate pension of her deceased husband.
But living with her only son and daughter-in-law has become a nightmare. They used to scold her and also used to beat her. Switching off the fan whille she was asleep was a regular feature.Then the ceiling fan in her room ltself was removed by her son.Finally her son threw Mary out of the house. The main reason was her fiing a case under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act. Mary appealed to the Chief Minister's Cell and the Commissioner of Police.She had to run from pillar to post for protection. Exasperated by the indifference of the bureaucracy and the police, Mary,with the help of a sympathetic lawyer, approached the Chennai Metropolitan Magistrate Court at Saidapet. The Court ordered the son and Daughter-in-law to "ALLOW MARY TO LIVE PEACEFULLY". The Court directed the police to give Mary protection to life and property FROM HER SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
Mary is one of the millions of neglected and abused older persons in whos name funftions are organized, and empty speeches are made on October 1 everywhere !
Angelina Mary ,87, all along had a life of misery. A chennai born girl, she was an orphan. She was brought up by the Sisters of St Mary's Church. They fondly caled her Lily. When she grew up as a young beauty, the Sisters arranged her marria a young man. He was working as a driver. The initial years were happy. She gave birth to a baby boy. Unexpectedly situation has changed in their life. Her husband took to drinking and became an alcoholic. Mary was tortured by her husband, day in and day out. After forty years of a dreadful married lif ary became a widow. A long legal battle soon followed for securing the legitimate pension of her deceased husband.
But living with her only son and daughter-in-law has become a nightmare. They used to scold her and also used to beat her. Switching off the fan whille she was asleep was a regular feature.Then the ceiling fan in her room ltself was removed by her son.Finally her son threw Mary out of the house. The main reason was her fiing a case under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act. Mary appealed to the Chief Minister's Cell and the Commissioner of Police.She had to run from pillar to post for protection. Exasperated by the indifference of the bureaucracy and the police, Mary,with the help of a sympathetic lawyer, approached the Chennai Metropolitan Magistrate Court at Saidapet. The Court ordered the son and Daughter-in-law to "ALLOW MARY TO LIVE PEACEFULLY". The Court directed the police to give Mary protection to life and property FROM HER SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
Mary is one of the millions of neglected and abused older persons in whos name funftions are organized, and empty speeches are made on October 1 everywhere !
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