Good News: 99-year-old woman provides food for migrant workers in Mumbai

As  coronavirus takes tolls on lives of low-income migrant labourers, a video of an elderly woman packing food to provide relief has earned respect on internet. In a clip shared by her nephew Zahid F Ebrahim, a Supreme Court vocate in Karachi on Twitter,  99-year-old ly can be seen dedicated to making a contribution towards easing despair of migrants due to lack access to food and sufficient resources, as she wraps  chapatis in an aluminium foil sheet and bundles m to be dispatched.  

With over 22k likes and nearly 416.6k views, old woman has earned gratitude from viewers across social media as y call her to hope amid challenging times and hardship. “She deserves a big round of applause as she has shown love n kindness for needy out re. As such an Granny you are more than inspiration. Stay safe n strong. Stay blessed. I pray ppl to see more n more smiles on your beautiful face,” wrote a user appreciating help. “This old ly has seen  migrants travelling barefooted; in dilapidated conditions. Once in 1947 And recently w. But re is helping hand available. I salute to her spirit and emotions and feelings for her country fellows,” wrote ar.  

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Actor Sonu Sood has come to rescue

Hundreds of migrant workers were reportedly stranded in Mumbai as country went into a stringent lockdown in late March, stripping m off ir employment, with food and fares to return home. Crowds of men, women and children were seen journeying on foot with bagg loed on shoulder to return to ir homes struck with hardship. In such a crisis, actor Sonu Sood has been facilitating safe transportation of migrant people from various states to ir home states.

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