Salem: The pro-jallikattu protesters, who gathered near the district collector’s office at Salem, did not stop with just slogan shouting. They also lent a helping hand for the post-delivery treatment of a woman, who was in need of blood at the government hospital here.
As the protests entered into its fifth day with hundreds of youngsters staying put through day and night, demanding a ‘permanent solution’ for jallikattu imbroglio, touching humanitarian scenes of played out at the venue on Sunday.
Soundarya, 20, wife of Vijayan, 25, from Erode district had delivered a baby at the Erode Government hospital three days ago. As she suffered profuse bleeding, she was shifted to Salem Government hospital for treatment.
Unfortunately, the doctors treating her were left in a dire situation, as the hospital did not have stock of her AB+ blood group. When the doctors asked her husband to arrange for blood, Vijayan rushed to the protest venue near the collector’s office and made a fervent appeal on Saturday seeking donors.
Immediately, a group of youngsters, with no second thoughts, came forward willingly to donate blood. On Sunday too, Vijayan, who was asked by the hospital to bring blood donors, visited the protest site, but stood there teary eyed for a while.
On seeing his worried face, the protestors enquired and made an announcement over the mike seeking blood donors. Five persons then came around to donate blood. Moved by the humanitarian gesture of the protesters, Vijayan, who was seen with tears rolling down his eyes, expressed a heartfelt thanks to the crowd.
Meanwhile, all trains on the Salem-Virudhachalam route were diverted as a group of youngsters continued to block the Karaikal-Bengaluru passenger train for the fourth consecutive day.
