Published 13:19 IST, October 30th 2019

Sujith Wilson: Cricketers take to Twitter to mourn 2-year-old's death

Two-year-old Sujith Wilson passed away on Tuesday morning after being stuck in an abandoned borewell for over 80 hours. #RIPSujith started trending on Twitter.

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A two-year-old child from Tamil Nu, B Sujith Wilson lost his life near Nukattupatti on Tuesday. death occurred 80 hours after little boy fell into an abandoned borewell near his house. Twitter was filled with condolences after Sujith's death was anunced on morning of October 29.

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cricket fraternity reacts

Popular cricketers like Ravichandran Ashwin and Harbhajan Singh took to Twitter to share ir condolences with ir followers. Harbhajan's tweet, which was in Tamil, roughly translated to "irreparable trdy, re is thing I could do."

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Sujith's death should t go in vain

two-year-old's death brought to focus, issue of mismanment of abandoned borewells. Sujith's rescue operation lasted for 80 long hours before a foul smell from borewell led to authorities declaring his death. Chief Minister clarified that rules regarding borewells are in place and government is making sure that rules are complied with. Sujith's rescue operation was being live brocasted throughout Indian news channels after two-year-old fell into borewell on Friday.

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09:19 IST, October 30th 2019