After 20 years in Kingdom, Indian unable to save for girls’ treatment
Published: Mar 3, 2011 00:52 Updated: Mar 3, 2011 00:52
MAKKAH: An elderly Indian man says after working in Saudi Arabia for more than 20 years he was unable to save SR30,000 needed to treat his two hearing-impaired daughters.
Puthiya Purayil Koya, 58, from Calicut, Kerala, came to the Kingdom hoping to raise money to treat his eldest daughter after doctors suggested that surgery could cure her hearing impairment.
“When my eldest daughter was born doctors said she needed an operation to correct her hearing problem,” Koya said, adding that he decided to come to Saudi Arabia for work in order to raise the money.
“After five years, his second daughter was born with similar problems. Now I have two daughters who need to be operated on,” he said.
Koya said he spent his young years trying to save the money without any success. “After many years of hard labor it became certain that this was an impossible mission. My salary never went beyond SR900,” he said. “I have become desperate. What is the use of the long years I spent away from home if I cannot raise the money to save my own flesh and blood?”
Koya said he started weighing his options to go back and be with his family or to stay here and try to make the needed amount.
“I am not young any more. If I go back home I will not find work and will not be able to feed my family. If I stay here, I will be away from my family in my old age and I will never be able to make the required money. I decided to leave the matter of money and operations in the hands of God and remain in the Kingdom to send what little I can to my family,” he said.
Koya appealed to all those with “soft hearts” to help him and put an end to his misery.
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ZM
Mar 3, 2011 10:28
Report abuseHARIKUM
Mar 3, 2011 16:05
Report abuseMANA
Mar 3, 2011 18:28
Report abuseBut a helping hand will help him atleast to save and send to the treatment for his daughters. May Allah help his family.
BILAL
Mar 3, 2011 18:38
Report abuseFAMILY IN MADINAH MUNAWARRAH
Mar 3, 2011 18:43
Report abuseMANZOOR AHMED
Mar 3, 2011 18:46
Report abusekindly let me know this gentleman Account address tele something.. we are with you inshallah...
JUSTICE PLEASE
Mar 3, 2011 19:17
Report abuseSAJID HUSSAIN RIYADH
Mar 3, 2011 19:35
Report abuseNF
Mar 3, 2011 20:00
Report abuseEven those who take care of resident buildings (Haris) whose salary varies from SR. 800 to 1200, make about SR.2000+ washing cars of the residents and doing some errends of the residents.
There are some in the cleaning work whose salary may be SR.500 or below, earn sufficient to take of their families, working during spare time.
ABDUL QUDDUS
Mar 4, 2011 15:24
Report abuseA man who left his family for their bright future and sacrificing his life for the sake of two daughters treatment will definitely tried his level best to save some Money.
There are plenty of people like KOYAâ¦.
Question isâ¦.how quickly can we donate money for KOYA. ARAB NEWS should arrange and advice allâ¦Khair Inshallah
ISMAIL
Mar 4, 2011 15:25
Report abuseTENDERHEART
Mar 4, 2011 20:09
Report abuseANWAR
Mar 4, 2011 20:17
Report abusemay Allah benefit you in bringing this to peoples notice, I humbly beg you to kindly provide us the contact details of this person and if possible the authentic bank account details where we can make our contributions.
Please be kind enough to provide us these details other wise your article goes down the drain.
with best wishes
Anwar Ahmed
SHABEER AHMED
Mar 4, 2011 20:45
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