Tamil Nadu: Mother took a big step to pay her son’s fees, you will be emotional after knowing the reason
A heart-wrenching news has come out from Tamil Nadu. Here in Salem district, a woman ended her life by jumping in front of a moving bus. He did this so that his son’s fees could be paid from the compensation amount received from his death.
The incident took place on the morning of June 28 in Salem district. Where, the husband of the woman who worked as a sweeper in the collector’s office had passed away a few days ago. He also has two children. Elder daughter’s college has been completed.
So there, son is studying in second year from private college. To pay the fees, the woman had sought a loan from relatives. But no one gave, after that someone told the woman that the government gives a compensation of 45 thousand rupees on the death of the cleaning workers. That’s why he ended his life by jumping in front of the bus.
Poor state of Indian #education a safai karamchari woman in Salem misguided by someone jumped in front of a bus to get government assistance. She wanted to use that money to pay son's college fee of 45000. She died. #EducationForAll
Is what #India needs @PMOIndia #educationnews pic.twitter.com/eP5VpMRgNR— Sumedha Sharma (@sumedhasharma86) July 17, 2023
For 15 years, the woman was running the family separately from her husband
The name of the woman who committed suicide was Papathi, 45-year-old Papathi was living separately from her husband for 15 years. She was supporting herself and her son by working as a sweeper in the collectorate. Papathy wanted to give good education to her son. She was working hard for her son’s education. But still she was not able to pay her college fees.
Wanted to get son’s education done with compensation
When Papathi failed to meet the expenses of his son’s education, he made up his mind to commit suicide. Police said that someone had told the woman that the government gives compensation after death in an accident. The woman wanted to pay the son’s fees from this compensation. However, the police have recovered the body of the woman.
Debate on social media after the video went viral
As soon as the video of Papathi’s suicide went viral on social media, people vented their anger on the government system. Critics said that even after all the government claims, if the woman had to give up her life then it is shameful. At the same time, many called this step of the woman as stupid. Some people said that he should have thought of other ways to meet the shortage of money.