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With No Pension, 65-YO Madurai Woman Has Been Living In Public Toilet For 19 Years

The heartbreaking story of a 65-year-old woman who has been living in a public toilet for the past 19 years has left everybody in tears. Karuppayi, has so far been living in a public toilet in Ramnad area of Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

Pictures of Karuppayi living in a toilet were posted by ANI and they soon went viral on social media.

They tweeted the pictures with the caption, ‘Madurai: 65-year-old Karuppayi has been living in a public toilet in Ramnad for past 19 years, & earning her livelihood by cleaning the toilets and charging a meager amount from public for using it. #TamilNadu.’

Madurai: 65-year-old Karuppayi has been living in a public toilet in Ramnad for past 19 years, & earning her livelihood by cleaning the toilets & charging a meager amount from public for using it. #TamilNadupic.twitter.com/UA1Zmo0pNS

— ANI (@ANI)

The tweet has garnered, 1.8k likes and 709 retweets till now.

Apparently, the woman has been surviving and earning her livelihood by cleaning the toilets. She earns Rs 70 - Rs 80 per day by charging a meager amount from the public for using it. What is so devastating is that Karuppayoi stays in a small public toilet and doesn’t even have the basic necessities to survive.

While speaking to ANI about why she was forced to stay in a public toilet, she said, "I applied for senior citizen pension but didn't get it. I approached many officers in Collector's office but nothing materialised."

Karuppayi: I applied for senior citizen pension but didn't get it. I approached many officers in Collector's office but nothing materialised. I don't have any other source of income. So I live here in this public toilet. I earn Rs 70-80/day. I've one daughter who never visits me pic.twitter.com/3oEsNMhCc2

— ANI (@ANI)

She added, "I don't have any other source of income. So I live here in this public toilet. I earn Rs 70-80 per day. I've one daughter who never visits me."

After her pictures went, people on Twitter requested the government to help her out. Some even praised her for earning for a living and keeping the toilets clean.

1.

@narendramodi क्या यह आपके हमारे सपनो की इंडिया है सर?????काश ....

— virendrasharma (@virendr79489124)

2.

It's still shocking to see people live on 80 bucks a day ! :/

— gentleman quotes (@gentleman_says6)

3.

These is the real heart breaking one... #ChennaiGovt should immediately take action for this. How could a person stay in a public toilet? Dear @AmitShah nd @narendramodi Sir I want to request u all to provide atleast some provisions for all these helpless senior members..!!

— Jessica Sengupta (@senguptaJessi)

4.

Is this our new rising India? @narendramodi@PMOIndia

— Jacob Dayal (@jacob_dayal)

5.

Hmm I met a man in gurgaon(herohonda chowk near colony) he was living in a too small kitchen room of rent 500 sleeping in slap no fan open window. He earn 5000 that time & sent home 3500 rs Rest 1000 for 1 month living in metro cities. ...just imagine .hats off to him 🙏

— SAPAN 👀 (@Sapan_BLS)

6.

इस महिला को तुरंत प्रधानमंत्री आवास योजना के तहत मकान मिलना चाहिये ओर तमिलनाडु मैं भाजपा समर्थित सरकार हैं मुझे उम्मीद हैं इस महिला को मकान मिलने मैं कोई दिक्कत नहीं होगी,मैं मोदी सरकार ओर तमिलनाडु सरकार दोनो से इसको मकान देने की प्रार्थना करता हूँ@narendramodi@CMOTamilNadu

— Dr Avdhesh Chandra (@chandra_avdhesh)

7.

I've one daughter who never visits me. This line broke my heart. Never in a million years I would have imagined that a daughter can do such a painful act.

— Shushmi Gupta🕊️ (@ShushmiG)

This is surely the saddest thing I have seen on the internet today .

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