4 days ago
10 years with a passenger he never charges
Compiled by SALMA FAIRUS, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
AN auto rickshaw driver in India has been taking his widowed mother to work every day for the past 10 years, Makkal Osai reported.
His mother, identified only as Sathyavathi, would be one of his 'passengers' on the rickshaw.
The auto rickshaw driver Masaka Gobi lives in Andhra Pradesh state with his mother who became a widow in 2012.
Sathyavathi suffered from anxiety after the death of her husband and did not want to be alone at home.
One day, Gobi took her around while he was working to cheer her up. This worked wonders and uplifted her mood.
Since then, she has been a constant presence as he picks up passengers around town.
The devoted son said he is not worried about losing a seat for other passengers, saying that his mother's happiness is more important.
Sathyavathi said she felt broken after losing her husband and feels much better when she is out and about with her son.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a, it denotes a separate news item.
