KOCHI, March 10 -- The timely intervention of the Kerala High Court has saved a poor widow in Thrissur district from the evil designs of a group of her neighbors to liquidate her only source of living- goat rearing.
For Remya, a 54 year old widow in Chelakkara (hometown of CPI(M) strongman and Kerala Minister K Radhakrishnan), the only source of livelihood was her goat. Since the State Government is in deep financial crisis, it has not been able to reimburse her monthly widow pension of Rs 1,300/- which has thrown her life out of gear. The goat was her only source of income and she has been rearing the goat with utmost care.
But a neighbor who had some other ideas, approached the Panchayat alleging that Remya by rearing the goat was pollu...