Help came immediately to the young widow of a police constable, who faced the prospect of having to vacate the police quarters in Perambalur district.
When S. Vijayalakshmi, mother of two girl children, met the officials at Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s special cell, they gave her a letter assuring her continued stay in the police quarters. “I have been asked to submit the letter to the officials so that I will be allowed to stay in the quarters,” said Ms. Vijayalakshmi. A native of Sholinganallur here, she fell in love with Saravanan from Kumbakonam, who was working as Grade-I constable of the Armed Police. They got married against the wishes of their families. Saravanan was killed in a road accident in April 12 this year and life became an ordeal.
“Ours is an inter-caste marriage. After his death, I was left in the lurch as there was no help from any quarter. My husband’s family also refused to accept us. I am neither here nor there. I have two girls, aged four-and-half-years and two-and-half-years. Now I have been asked to vacate the quarters. Where will I go,” asked Ms.Vijayalakshmi, weeping inconsolably.
For now, she can continue to live in the police quarters but the future is a question mark. Despite her best efforts, she said she was not able to get any help or financial assistance. “I have studied only up to 9th standard. My only hope is the Chief Minister. She alone can help me raise my kids,” said Ms.Vijayalakshmi, who visited the Secretariat on Monday with her youngest daughter.
Mother of two girls who married outside her caste pins her hopes on the Chief Minister to raise her children
