Abandoned By 5 Sons, 80-Year-Old Mother Dies Fasting For Their Affection

Khammam: In what is being seen as a blot on humanity, five middle aged sons abandoned their 80-year-old mother mercilessly and the octogenarian mother was forced to fast only to get her sons’ love. Worse, the mother of five, who are well settled, was not even taken care of by any one of them and breathed her last in a pitiable condition in front of gram panchayat on the second day of fast in her village on Thursday.

The heart-rending incident took place at Mondikunta village in Khammam district on Thursday evening.

Sarojanamma launched a fast on Wednesday to get her sons’ attention. They had taken away her 10 acre agricultural land after her husband’s death and she was thrown into the streets.

The police said, K. Sarojanamma, mother of five sons died in front of gram panchayat office at her village while she was on fast for two days seeking justice after being abandoned by her sons. Sarojanamma launched a fast on Wednesday to get her sons’ attention. They had taken away her 10 acre agricultural land after her husband’s death and she was thrown into the streets.

Earlier, she used to stay at her youngest son for several months. He also abandoned her as his siblings are not sharing the mother’s responsibility. Before launching the fast, the 80year-old woman had run from pillar to post knocking the doors of mandal revenue office for justice, but in vain.

She did not take any food on Thursday afternoon though the villagers offered. In the evening of the same day, she fell unconscious when her youngest son visited her at the venue of her fast. But it was too late, the ‘destitute mother of five sons’ died en route to hospital in the next hour.

Sarojanamma commenced her fast in front of gram panchayat office in her village and she did not take any food on Thursday afternoon though the villagers offered. In the evening of the same day, she fell unconscious when her youngest son visited her at the venue of her fast. But it was too late, the ‘destitute mother of five sons’ died en route to hospital in the next hour.

SI of Ashwapuram Santosh said her sons did not pay heed to the advice given by their relatives to settle the land issue amicably among themselves and look after their elderly mother well.