Pitiable life

Timmapuram Village, Villupuram District. Husband: P.Kuppusamy (75 year-old) a farmhand Wife: K.Patchaiammal (70 year-old) Both husband and wife though living together were not in talking terms for more than a decade while their five sons and one daughter got married and settled in different places. They used to quarrel frequently over petty issues. According the husband the wife had stopped serving him food and giving money received from their sons. She started ignoring him after he stopped working about a decade ago due to advancing age. On the Navaratri day, when she again ignored him and performed the puja, he became furious and slit her throat with a knife in the night leading to her death instantly. Lessons to others: A precious human life was severed and lost due to the misunderstanding between the old couple for nothing. Life is to be lived and enjoyed happily under the given circumstances. Legal separation or a proper sharing of maintenance by the children could have ensured a peaceful life for the both. (T.O.I October 16, 2013) ++++++++++++++++++++