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The 90-year-old lady who staged a protest in opposition to the pension delay at Vandiperiyar in Idukki.
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A 90-year-old lady staged a protest in opposition to the delay within the distribution of welfare pension.
Ponnamma, a resident of Karuppupalam, close to Vandiperiyar, staged the protest sitting on a chair in the midst of the street connecting Vandiperiyar and Vallakkadavu on Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
On receiving data, the Vandiperiyar police reached the spot and promised her that her subject could be taken up with the authorities. After the intervention of the police, Ponnamma ended the protest.
Ponnamma, residing together with her son Mayan, a each day wage employee, stated she didn’t obtain the pension from September. Mr. Mayan stated the pension and his wages have been the one earnings of the household. As a result of delay in pension distribution, she was discovering it troublesome even to to purchase her medicines.