Tirupati MLA carries out last rites of unclaimed Covid victims

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NELLORE: Even as blood relations are abandoning bodies of their kin, who succumbed to Covid, Tirupati legislator Bhumana Karunakar Reddy set
up the last rites of 21 unclaimed bodies depending on the mortuary of Ruia Hospital at Tirupati on Wednesday.He garlanded the broken down
bodies, most of which were originating foul-smell, and handed them over to his fans, who are members of Muslim Joint Action Committee, for
cremation
By the way, the JAC group had carried out last rites to 501 bodies during the first phase of Covid last year with the cooperation of
Karunakar Reddy.Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, he lamented that fearing infection people were leaving their kin in the lurch.Stressing that
monetary restraints are not the factor for the family members to neglect last rites, he said the fear over possible Covid infection has been
keeping them away from lighting the pyre
I am above 60 years old
I have two times evaluated Covid positive
Yet I am not afraid to participate in funeral services
My intention is to repel unwarranted worries amongst individuals he discussed
The MLA dispersed PPE kits to all Muslim JAC members and existed when 21 bodies were being placed on Mahaprasthanam and JAC
vehicles.Tirupati civic body members Venkatesh, Narendra and SK Babu, chairman of Ruia Hospital development committee Chandrasekhar and
superintendent Dr Bharathi existed.