Ahmedabad: Subramani Valluvar, 85, all smiled while interacting with the residents of Jeevan Sandhya in Naranpura on Saturday.
He was happy because the city civil court has given orders on Friday, instructing Khokhra police to ensure that he gets his house.
“I’ll be right back to my house from where I was dumped seven years ago,” Valluvar recalled.
As a native of Tamil Nadu, he came to Ahmedabad to work as a technician at Calico Mills.
After several years, he had the opportunity to go to Africa to work in the back petroleum industry.
He used to send money back home.
From savings, he not only married his son but also bought a house.
“The problem began when my wife died in 2013.
I would load all my belongings to one room while the other two rooms were used by my son and his wife.
But they did not want me at home.
When I protested, they even got my daughter-in-law relatives to threaten, “he said.
“I will experience mental and physical abuse.
When I didn’t budge, I was thrown into my own luck.” He was looking for protection at Jeevan Sandhya’s house.
Skegiu Nagarvadiya, managing the organizational trustee, said that Subramani needed help with mental and physical bruises.
“Even at that age, he was determined to fight for the right thing.
Even when his son would not appear in court, Subramani would diligently go to the hearing, denying the claims of harassment by his daughter-in-law and never lost hope,” he said.
He will get earlier ownership with the trial in February 2020 who ordered the authorities to regain his house.
But the pandemic delayed the process.
What will Subramani do after returning? “The first thing is, I will spend time there and gather life again.
I will then think about how to defend,” Subramani said.