The lockdown didn't permit the body to be sent hometown in Odisha.
Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir, currently BJP Member of Parliament, posted a heart-wrenching tweet to inform his fans about the demise of domestic help.
Gambhir performed the last rites of 49-year-old Saraswati Patra after her body could not be sent to the home in Jajpur, Odisha due to the lockdown. She was working at his residence for the past six years.
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“Taking care of my little one can never be a domestic help. She was family. Performing her last rites was my duty. Always believed in dignity irrespective of caste, creed, religion or social status. The only way to create a better society. That’s my idea of India! Om Shanti,” he added.
Saraswati had diabetes and high blood pressure and she was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and passed away on April 21.
The Union Minister of Petroleum and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan acknowledged Gambhir's dedication towards her during the illness. “Taking care of Saraswati throughout the course of her illness, he also ensured her dignity in death by performing her last rites himself since her mortal remains could not be sent to her family back home in Odisha,” Pradhan, who also belongs to Odisha, tweeted.
“His act of compassion will enliven the faith in humanity for millions of poor, who are working far from their home for livelihood and will garner respect from all folds of the society.”
(With PTI inputs)