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Friends, neighbours relieved to see Jadhav ‘looking fine’
Mumbai, Dec 25 (IANS) Friends, neighbours and well-wishers of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, on death row in Pakistan for alleged spying, said they were relieved to see him “looking fit and fine” during his interaction with his family in Islamabad on Monday.
Friends and neighbours of Jadhav’s home in Andheri east, also said that their 21-month-long campaign to secure his release and return home would continue with renewed vigour.
“We are happy to learn he is mentally sound and in good physical health. Jadhav’s wife and mother greeted the people of Pakistan with a ‘namaste’, this was very good courtesy displayed by them,” a friend Tulsidas Pawar told mediapersons.
“We have decided to continue the campaign for his release, and until he is brought back to India it will continue. We are fully with the Jadhav family in their hour of crisis,” said a neighbour Sachin Kale.
The friends and neighbours had been keenly following on television Monday’s meeting between Jadhav, his mother Avanti and wife Chetankul who were allowed to interact with him from behind a glass partition, without physical contact, at the Pakistan Foreign Office in Islamabad in the afternoon.
A Mumbai-based former naval officer-turned-businessman, Jadhav was arrested on March 3, 2016 in Balochistan, as Pakistan claims, and after a court-martial, was awarded the death penalty by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism.
After persistent demands by the Indian government and Jadhav’s family members since the past 21 months, Islamabad finally permitted Monday’s meeting.
The meeting, described by India’s neighbour as “purely on humanitarian grounds”, coincided with the 141st birth anniversary of Pakistan’s founder, Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
Present at the 40-minute meeting besides the two women relatives was Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Islamabad, J.P. Singh, but there was no interaction with the media.
However, after the meeting, the Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammed Faisal briefed the global media and indicated that Jadhav may be permitted consular access.
Though Singh was present at the meeting, he was at a distance.
After the brief family interaction, the Jadhav women are to fly back to India via Dubai.
It is not clear whether they will land in Mumbai or proceed to New Delhi to brief the Indian government on the meeting.
Since his arrest, Jadhav’s family has kept a very low profile and never interacted with the media, and remained away from Mumbai most of the time.
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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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