Widows to present 1,500 rakhis to Modi

Nonagenarian Manu Ghosh, a widow, who has made Vrindavan her abode after being abandoned by her family, will travel to Delhi to tie Prime Minister Narendra Modi a rakhi, if the government permits.

She has personally made a rakhi for Modi. Widows living in Varanasi and Vrindavan will be presenting 1,500 specially made rakhis to Modi on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.

The rakhis, carrying a colourful photograph of Modi, have been prepared by a group of old widows living at Meera Sahabhagini Ashram in Vrindavan, the town of Lord Krishna, about 400 km from here.

Vinita Verma, vice president of NGO Sulabh International, which has been taking care of the widows in Vrindavan and Varanasi, said her organisation was trying to get permission for a group of 10 widows to visit the prime minister’s residence and tie him rakhi.