Taunted For Being Muslim, IIT Madras Student Commits Suicide, Blames Faculty

[Rusty]

Good.
The minorities in Pakistan is escaping to India and other nations and Pakistanis have audacity to comment about minority rights in other nations ..
Ridiculous

Gotta love the hindutva narrative, you don't need evidence or a brain, just cow pee.

In reality, independent media is videos of cow vigilantes and minorities being targeted in India while they are making videos on Pakistan opening Gurdwaras and Temples

An abuse for an abuse doesn't solve any issue.
Like Mahatma Gandhi said: 'An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind'. And like I said, what others say/think is out of our control. We live with our own self not with others. If you are at peace with yourself, no matter what others say, it won't hurt you.

genuinely interested to know how you would solve the problem of millions of Indians throwing the most vile and disgusting abuse at us.

How should we respond?
Simply not responding is not an option as that is the same as appeasing Hitler, Who Hindutva base their ideology on.

 

[Kaniska]

Indians here are trying to blame the Victims, because she was a Muslim , despite lynchings and injustice Indian Sanghi's keeps a blind eye on the poor treatment of Muslims, but that's the Modi-Fied India we want , More Power to Modi and Yogi .

Nope..we are not blaming victim...Due to her suicide, many students protested too...Those protesters are Hindu students..
Anyway, action should be taken if this girl’s statement is true.

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

Ey Muslims in India and BD, you can’t be that sensitive vis-a-vis Hindutva and keep on living!!! You are no Paks ready to release thermo-nukes without the blink of an eye....

 

[YeBeWarned]

Nope..we are not blaming victim...Due to her suicide, many students protested too...Those protesters are Hindu students..
Anyway, action should be taken if this girl’s statement is true.

You know its hard to prove that her harassment was based on religion as now she is dead, and probably only evidence in case is now gone . I doubt there would be any justice served here but lets see .

 

[M.Bison]

It is so unfortunate to read this story, this young woman felt like she had no other choice but to take her own life. School is hard and the stressors of a toxic environment can really take a toll on a person. Bullying and harassment often come from the superiors and are definitely not limited to our peers.

It is sad to see that many people are minimizing her plight. We all have gone through or are going through the hardships of pursuing our dreams through education. It is sad to see that she was not able to achieve her dreams and could not bear the fruits of her labor. Imagine the pain her parents have to bear and the sacrifices they had to make so that she could study and make something of her life.

I feel sorry for people on this forum that feel like her parents or she is lying. If there is some religious intolerance in that university then her parents would know because they are the closest people to her. Religious bigotry is often not overt and sometimes is done in a covert manner. I am sure her parents know better than some of the idiots on this forum.

Obviously she named three people in particular and hopefully, this matter will be looked into. Their teach/counseling methods should be reviewed and hopefully the university reviews its hiring policies. Sadly this university does not promote an environment of comradery and brotherhood that is often enjoyed during our school years....

 

[Kaniska]

You know its hard to prove that her harassment was based on religion as now she is dead, and probably only evidence in case is now gone . I doubt there would be any justice served here but lets see .

@Starlord ...I can provide you my answer here...If your answer is, can justince will prevail in her death?? I am not sure, because, India is not US nor European countries where justice prevails in most of the situations...We are a poor developing country where people beleive, being religiously supreme is ultimate aim of life rather than leading a quility of life.... SO yes, i am not exactly sure, if she will get justice....
But does that mean, she will not get justice because she is Muslim??? No...we are f** ly so pathetic in providing justice than even if the girl would have been any religion, cast or community, no one will care stand for her...becasue, her death is not a matter in TV debate.... Hundreds of death happens in India where no one really care what is happening unless, some one is lucky enough to get publicity in media....

 

[YeBeWarned]

@Starlord ...I can provide you my answer here...If your answer is, can justince will prevail in her death?? I am not sure, because, India is not US nor European countries where justice prevails in most of the situations...We are a poor developing country where people beleive, being religiously supreme is ultimate aim of life rather than leading a quility of life.... SO yes, i am not exactly sure, if she will get justice....
But does that mean, she will not get justice because she is Muslim??? No...we are f** ly so pathetic in providing justice than even if the girl would have been any religion, cast or community, no one will care stand for her...becasue, her death is not a matter in TV debate.... Hundreds of death happens in India where no one really care what is happening unless, some one is lucky enough to get publicity in media....

Well even in US EU not everyone get their justice, take US as example because racism is such a sensitive issue there , if there is a case which is related to racism or hate crime they take it with extra care, social media outburst and media is quick to highlight even minor incidents , here a girl commits a suicide meaning she lost her life, that shows the intensity of mental pressure she suffered, since modi took power one have to agree that all these Muslim lynchings and beating cause the concern in General Muslim Population , and so such cases needs to be tackle with extreme care , and quick justice needs to be served so in future one can avoid it .

There is a quote I forget who's, " Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere .

 

[ThinkLogically]

Don't paint religious motive in all suicides.

My Post-graduation classmate joined IIS Bangalore to pursue PhD. She committed suicide to academic pressure and she is a Hindu.

 

[KapitaanAli]

She was in Humanities and the usual "IIT pressure" isn't applicable. Had excellent results in the entrance exams and as far as I know, the low marks was in internals.

Getting low marks in internals only strengthens her claims. Currently, I believe that the investigation will be fair.

 

[Kaniska]

She was in Humanities and the usual "IIT pressure" isn't applicable. Had excellent results in the entrance exams and as far as I know, the low marks was in internals.

Getting low marks in internals only strengthens her claims. Currently, I believe that the investigation will be fair.

And i heard...these old faculties always look for favor from students in some form or the other...

 

[Chakar The Great]

Sad and shameful. I wonder how long will Indians remain in denial.

 

[fitpOsitive]

Details of Fatima’s suicide note allegedly blames three faculty members and mentions the motive behind her action. The notes were shared by the family.

In another note found on her phone, she had blamed another faculty member. “Sudarshan Padmanabhan is the cause of my death,” she had written.

Her family has blamed the death on religious discrimination by her faculties. They have alleged that the faculties allegedly taunted her for being a Muslim.

“My daughter faced casteist and religious discrimination from her faculties. Earlier she said that her name (Muslim name) itself is a problem there”, Maktoob quoted Fatima’s father Abdul Latheef as saying.

Fatima’s father has also alleged that the Tamil Nadu police have been taking the incident lightly. The parents on Tuesday approached Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan seeking support for a fair probe into the circumstances leading to their daughter’s death. The chief minister has reportedly assured them that he would take up the matter with his Tamil Nadu counterpart, said Fathima’s father Abdul Latheef.


https://thecognate.com/taunted-for-being-muslim-iit-madras-student-commits-suicide-blames-faculty/

The girl's father Abdul Latheef has appealed to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to ensure a fair probe in her daughter's suicide case.

Three days after his daughter, Fathima Latheef, committed suicide at IIT Madras, Abdul Latheef has appealed Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to ensure a fair probe because his daughter in a text had reportedly accused one of her professors of harassing her.

Abdul says Fatima had told him she would be switching her phone off as she wanted to study. But the next thing he heard from her hostel was the warden informing him that Fathima has committed suicide.

He says when he reached Chennai with his family, Fathima's sister Aysha switched on her phone. In the message, she had blamed one of her professors to be the "cause of her death", Abdul claims.


The family says that after reading her note they realised that Fathima was being constantly harassed by her professor at IIT Madras. "It hurt her dignity."

Abdul has also accused IIT Madras officials of giving "contradictory statements" to "cover up" the matter.

Fathima hailed from Kerala and was pursuing her under-graduation course in the humanities department at IIT Madras. She committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan in her hostel room on Saturday.

Police had said no suicide note was found from Fathima's room and the preliminary probe indicated that she was concerned about her academic performance.

In a brief statement, IIT Madras expressed deep grief and sadness over the girl's death.

"IIT Madras faculty, staff and students extend their deepest condolences to the family, friends and other near and dear ones of the deceased student. This is indeed an irreparable loss to the institute and the family. May her soul rest in peace."

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/sto...rofessor-for-harassing-her-1618535-2019-11-13

How many Muslim professors teach at any IIT?

 

[TheGreatMaratha]

Gotta love the hindutva narrative, you don't need evidence or a brain, just cow pee.

In reality, independent media is videos of cow vigilantes and minorities being targeted in India while they are making videos on Pakistan opening Gurdwaras and Temples


genuinely interested to know how you would solve the problem of millions of Indians throwing the most vile and disgusting abuse at us.

How should we respond?
Simply not responding is not an option as that is the same as appeasing Hitler, Who Hindutva base their ideology on.

Just read the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi 'My Experiments with Truth'. Or just watch the movie 'Gandhi'. The 1982 one where Ben Kingsley has played the role of Gandhi.

Try to understand the way he led the freedom struggle. India is the only country in the world where the freedom struggle was done using non-violence.

Tell me, what satisfaction do you get by abusing another person? And do you really think that the other person will take you seriously if you abuse him? In fact, an average person will abuse you back instead of listening to your point. If you are making a point and trying to make the other person understand, insulting the other person doesn't help. It's not easy to control anger and it takes a lot of practice. You have to understand that people in this world have unnecessary ego. People are always trying to show how better they are than others and it can be in anything like education, language, health. Only a disturbed and insecure mind needlessly insults other person to show himself superior. The true battle that you have to win is the battle with your mind. In Bhagavad-Gita, Lord Krishna explains to Arjun "Your mind is the greatest enemy if you do not learn to control it".

Regarding your concern about Indians abusing Pakistanis, if you abuse them back, are you any different from them? You have the option to ignore them. It's not like they are coming at your house and abusing on your face. Only a disturbed soul will talk ill or hate other humans. Even if you abused me in the other thread, I chose to ignore you instead of calling you names as I don't want to lower my consciousness.

I have observed over here that even if we state good valid points, someone will just troll you back and call you names needlessly. I've decided to keep very minimal presence if not none from now on PDF as it's not helping me in any way. I wanted to interact with Pakistanis and in most of interactions Pakistanis have insulted me because of my religion. There's no point in me debating over here as I know that most of the people here will just troll on whatever I say. But I don't have any hate for the people here insulting others. They have just strayed on the wrong path and I pray to God to wish them well. I hope they will be at peace with themselves in the future.

If there is a thread regarding spirituality,books, instead of wars and communalism, maybe I will participate.

This is the trailer of 'Gandhi' where you can get an idea of Gandhi's thoughts.

 

[Rusty]

Just read the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi 'My Experiments with Truth'. Or just watch the movie 'Gandhi'. The 1982 one where Ben Kingsley has played the role of Gandhi.

Try to understand the way he led the freedom struggle. India is the only country in the world where the freedom struggle was done using non-violence.

Tell me, what satisfaction do you get by abusing another person? And do you really think that the other person will take you seriously if you abuse him? In fact, an average person will abuse you back instead of listening to your point. If you are making a point and trying to make the other person understand, insulting the other person doesn't help. It's not easy to control anger and it takes a lot of practice. You have to understand that people in this world have unnecessary ego. People are always trying to show how better they are than others and it can be in anything like education, language, health. Only a disturbed and insecure mind needlessly insults other person to show himself superior. The true battle that you have to win is the battle with your mind. In Bhagavad-Gita, Lord Krishna explains to Arjun "Your mind is the greatest enemy if you do not learn to control it".

Regarding your concern about Indians abusing Pakistanis, if you abuse them back, are you any different from them? You have the option to ignore them. It's not like they are coming at your house and abusing on your face. Only a disturbed soul will talk ill or hate other humans. Even if you abused me in the other thread, I chose to ignore you instead of calling you names as I don't want to lower my consciousness.

I have observed over here that even if we state good valid points, someone will just troll you back and call you names needlessly. I've decided to keep very minimal presence if not none from now on PDF as it's not helping me in any way. I wanted to interact with Pakistanis and in most of interactions Pakistanis have insulted me because of my religion. There's no point in me debating over here as I know that most of the people here will just troll on whatever I say. But I don't have any hate for the people here insulting others. They have just strayed on the wrong path and I pray to God to wish them well. I hope they will be at peace with themselves in the future.

If there is a thread regarding spirituality,books, instead of wars and communalism, maybe I will participate.

This is the trailer of 'Gandhi' where you can get an idea of Gandhi's thoughts.

I have to say, I am impressed with you right now, you are literally one of like 5 Indians (of the billion Indians online) who seems to be a decent person.

I appreciate your intentions but your efforts will be better put by giving the same message to the Internet Hindus ( a term coined by your own media) then to us.

I want you to look at this forum and find posts about positive things Pakistan has done for its Hindu minorities, or peaceful steps it takes with India. Almost all Pakistanis here will be supporting it. This shows our character, we want peace and have nothing against Hindus.

We however, are not a pacifist people. If you slap us, we will slap you back and in our history we have learned that the only way to deal with India is to not appease but to fight back.

Imran Khan said if India takes 1 step towards peace we will take 2, what did Pakistan get for that? An unjustified violation of our land and the shahadat of major crow.

Please take my advice as a person who wants peace and love, your society needs to do some deep reflection and figure out who they are, the nation of Ghandhi or RSS.

 

[RPK]

Who Pushed Fathima Lateef To Suicide?


IIT Madras’ underbelly of professional jealousy, harassment, a roiling caste & religion-riven campus is showing






Jeff Joseph
&
Sandhya Ravishankar
16 Nov, 2019 at 22:09 PM

“Sudarshan Padmanabhan is the cause of my death. P.S. Check Samsung notes.”

This was on the home screen of Fathima Lateef’s phone, the IIT student who was found hanging in her hostel room on November 09.

Lying on a table in Kotturpuram police station, her twin sister Aysha Lateef had found the phone when she went there along with her aunty and the mayor of Kollam, a close family friend.

“It doesn’t have charge,” she was told by the police.

“I have the same phone as her so I put it up for charging thinking I will try some patterns to unlock. Upon charging when I swiped it, it opened without a lock and on the home screen, the wallpaper read - Sudarshan Padmanabhan is the cause of my death. P.S. Check Samsung notes.”

Screenshot of Fathima's suicide note

Screenshot of Fathima's suicide note
“We have all her notes,” she says.

Her father, Abdul Lateef, an NRI in Saudi Arabia, had still not been informed and was on his way back home, having been told that his wife was unwell.

His daughter Fathima had last contacted him on November 08 through a video call. “During the call, she had cried inconsolably. A lady wearing a nose ring had come and wiped her tears,” he told The Lede.

“I don’t know who she was. We should find her, she might know more,” he says.

The same night she had called home five times and spoken with her mother but revealed little.

The Twin Sister & Fathima
“Till ninth standard we had studied in Saudi Arabia. Then we shifted to Kerala and joined Oxford School here in Kollam,” says her twin sister Aysha who is pursuing a law degree in Trivandrum.

“We studied together till 10th after which since Fathima wanted to pursue humanities and then prepare for civil services, so she joined a state syllabus school while I continued to study in the same school.”

“Even though this was the first time Fathima had stayed alone, she was happy to be there. It was a dream she had held for long,” says Aysha. “She had herself found out about the Integrated MA course and applied. She had joined IIT Madras on 23rd July and her classes started on 1st of August.”

Fathima had been in the campus for just three months when she became so distressed as to write a note and end her life.

“We don’t know when it started or what happened exactly. But she was happy in the beginning. I guess the issue started one or two months back,” Aysha told The Lede.

“She had begun to appear gloomy. She would cover up the reasons. We thought it was homesickness. Maybe she was scared. Anyway it is clear to us that she faced harassment,” says Aysha.

The Last Call
Fathima had been staying in Sarayu hostel within the campus.

“On 8th November around 5 pm, my mother spoke with her. Mom had asked her as to why her phone had been switched off earlier that day and Fathima told her that she was studying for her semester exams which were to start on 15th November,” recalls Aysha.

“We believed that maybe she didn’t want to be disturbed but now we feel maybe there was something more which led her to switching off the phone.”

“There is nothing. There is nothing she told us when we spoke to her. But she appeared about to cry many times through the call,” says her father Abdul Lateef.

The morning after they had last spoken, on 09 November, upon finding her phone switched off, the family tried reaching her through her batch mates’ phone.

They promised to check on her.

But they never attended their calls thereafter.

“At around 11 am, the warden of the hostel, Lalitha Madam called my mother’s phone which I attended and told us that Fathima had committed suicide. The warden told us that she was sorry for our loss,” says Aysha.

The family was heartbroken by the news. Her father was still in Saudi and her aunt was the only other person around to help Aysha and her mother.

They took the evening flight which was the next possible one and along with the Mayor of Kollam, who was a family friend, went to Chennai to bring her body home.

“Fathima was an innocent girl. We don’t know what happened is what both the wardens told us when we met them.

Her room-mate was inconsolable when we met her, crying that she couldn’t prevent Fathima’s death. I think what she meant was that had she not gone home that weekend, maybe this wouldn’t have happened,” says Aysha.

A Topper Who Was Not Homesick
What made Fathima different from the many others who had committed suicide in IIT Madras was that Fathima was the topper and had scored good marks.

But the Institute appears determined to paint her suicide a result of her being unable to keep up with the academic pressures and to home sickness.

The initial news reports, which came out three days after her suicide, all carried this version - that a young girl had committed suicide because she had got less marks.

Her twin sister Aysha objects to this.

“She had appeared gloomy for a month and half. The issue about the marks came up in the last week. But that wasn’t the only issue she had faced. She was scared or maybe she feared something. That if she opens up, something might happen. She was a bold enough person.

I don’t know what happened but I know that there is something solid which has forced her to take such a drastic step. IIT has said that poor academic performance and home sickness had led her to suicide. These are not reasons which can push her to suicide.

Her exams were supposed to end by November 25th. Fathima was supposed to come home on 27th morning. It had only been three months since the classes had started and she had already visited us once. Father had visited her there too.

Had she been homesick, she would have been growing happier by the day as the semester break was nearing. As far as Fathima is concerned, her marks are not low, her academic performance is not below par and she is not the kind of person who will feel academic pressure. Fathima was above marks, for her marks were not even a matter of concern,” says Aysha.

Unfortunately for IIT Madras, Fathima was a prolific note-taker and kept detailed notes of everyday happenings – especially about the last 28 days of her life.

Marking Down
Circles close to and within IIT Madras suggest that Fathima gave in to impulse and took her life when she “came second” in an internal exam on logic.

Fathima had scored 13 out of 20 marks. She deserved 18 marks. She sent in her paper for a review to the Head of the Department. This professor, having reviewed it, then sent the paper back to Professor Sudarshan Padmanabhan, who had evaluated it, asking him to award her the additional marks that Fathima deserved.

But even though she scored 13 marks, Fathima had still topped the class. The second rank had scored 11 marks. The third, 9 marks.

Her father calls it a lie to suggest that she had come second. “She was first in the class but she was unhappy over the low marks she was unfairly given in a paper. So she wrote to the Head of the Department who, after reviewing, saw her answers fit to award her 18 marks. Padmanabhan was asked to change her marks and he mailed Fathima to come meet him on Monday, the 11th of November.”

The meeting never happened. Fathima ended her life by November 09.

Between the HoD’s instruction, Padmanabhan’s mail and Fathima’s suicide, the family suspects something had happened which broke Fathima. Added to this is the treatment the family got when they reached IIT Madras after learning of her death.

IIT-M: Mum’s The Word
“The faculty and everyone else over there were much uncooperative. Even though they knew that her family had reached there, no one came to meet us.

No faculty, none of her teachers, not even a student took the initiative to come and meet us,” says Aysha about the strangely cold response they had received when in campus after her sister’s death. Not even Fathima's closest friend would speak to the family.

“There is obviously a cover up from IIT’s side. This is not the first case in IIT. Every year five or six cases are being reported. What is different is that in the history of IIT Madras, not even one case has taken up more than a small side column of newspaper space. This is the first time that someone is raising their voice against this,” she says.

“Suicide is not a simple matter. It is a matter of someone’s life but they had seemed as if they were used to this. They didn’t seem to find anything new in this matter. Even the students over there act as if there is nothing shocking or surprising over a suicide. It was like a regular, routine affair for them,” she says.

This is the first time that IIT is being put under the scanner and students are protesting at the callousness of the faculty of IIT Madras which has forced many to commit suicide. But the reasons for her suicide are not limited to one professor according to the family.

The Politics Of Hate?
“Sudarshan Padmanabhan is the main culprit here but he alone is not behind my daughter’s death. There are six to seven more, including a few of her own classmates. We haven’t given out that information as the investigation has only started. Let them bring things out. We will wait for two days and then reveal more,” says her father.

“She didn’t even go to get the answer sheets from Padmanabhan as she was afraid of him. It was someone else who gave her papers to her. What was it that had made her scared of him is unknown still.

She had told us multiple times that her name itself is the issue. This was why Fathima had told me that Sudarshan Padmanabhan was not good. My daughter was an extraordinary intellectual. She is born once in a crore - it was her that these demons have killed,” said Lateef.

Many students allege that IIT Madras provides preferential treatment to “upper caste” students.

“We used to treat Padmanabhan as an ill-tempered child who rides on his ego. He is foolish in a way. For instance once he and a fellow professor went on a Europe tour and upon return Padmanabhan came and showed us in class pictures of him standing outside the Auschwitz camp with a proud victory sign.

These are the kind of professors who teach in our universities. If those images come out, the damages will be interesting to see,” says a former student of Padmanabhan who has now passed out but chose to remain anonymous.

Fake “Suicide Note”
Meanwhile, in campus related groups, fake messages, which lay the blame on two professors, Hemachandran Karah and Milind Brahme have been doing the rounds.

One such is being passed off as a “suicide note” written by Fathima. It is written in an uncharacteristically flowery language and gives a hint at the political sensibilities of the campus. Milind Brahme is the advisor of the Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle, a pro-Dalit group.

Fake "suicide note" doing the rounds
“It is a fake image,” said Fathima’s father, when The Lede showed him the note. “Fathima has named Professor Brahme in her notes but she stated that she had held debates with him at various times.

She has not held him or any other professor except Sudarshan Padmanabhan responsible for her death. That particular image is a fake one,” he reiterated.

IIT-M: Image Building Vs Student Suicide
“The students, faculty, staff and residents of IIT Madras are deeply saddened and extremely perturbed by the unfortunate and untimely demise of our student. Ms Fathima Lateef, and the events that unfolded thereafter,” read the statement issued by IIT Madras almost a week later, on November 15, making it clear that the events therafter was as much a concern as the death.

“It is like that. There will be an internal condolence mail,” says Azhar CB, a student of IIT Madras. “Everything goes on as normal after that. The Institute doesn’t comment generally.”

But in Fathima’s case there were events thereafter - the family raised concerns.

Statement by IIT Madras
They found Fathima’s notes and raised their voices. This has resulted in widespread protests and condemnation.

Now hurriedly a special team has been formed by the Tamil Nadu police.

None of it likely to be welcome news for an Institute which has been, in the past, quick to brush away student suicides without conducting enquiries.

The second paragraph of the three paragraph statement by IIT Madras revealed what the Institute perhaps truly cared about.

“However, the social media trolling of the institute, faculty members and students and trial by the media, even before the conclusion of the police investigation, is gravely demoralizing the students, faculty members and tarnishing the reputation of one of the finest institutes in the country.

Our faculty is known for its high quality, integrity and fairness” - the Institute did not forget to put in a word in favour of the accused, even giving themselves a good character certificate in the process.

That they chose not to mention whether there has been or would be any probe into the professor named in the suicide note - Sudharshan Padmanabhan – is alarming.

“This is not the first suicide in IIT Madras. Suicides are an issue in the campus. Last semester itself there were four suicides here,” says Azhar.

“I had seen a student hanging in his room before the police had been called during my time there”, recalls a former student. “The staff and faculty are unaffected by all these,” he adds. “Everything goes on as normal.”

As recently as four months back, a spate of suicides had initiated a discussion around suicides on campus.

“Open discussions had been held and a report submitted to the student body which unanimously passed the need for an independent external study to find out the reasons as to why many students are pushed towards suicide here,” says Azhar.

“No action has been taken yet. Internal studies are useless as we are blind to our own problems.”

“We want the administration to ensure a proper enquiry,” demands Justin Joseph, another student at IIT Madras. “This is the sixth suicide in a year including that of a faculty member. Something has to be done.”

“The news that broke after Fathima’s death, initially held that she had scored less marks which upset her and had led her to suicide. This was much like what had happened on many previous occasions when the Institute blamed student suicides on their inability to handle academic pressure, or their low performance or something like that,” says a former student. “It is always like that.”

Only that in Fathima’s case, there were glaring inconsistencies and her daily notes and a family who has chosen to fight for her.

Back home in their native Kollam, Fathima’s mother, sedated and listless has only a few words to say - “No one else should have to face this again.”

Her twin Aysha told The Lede - “No other Aysha should lose her Fathima. This fate shouldn’t happen to anyone else.”

And her father, who has only begun eating since November 16, Friday, says that he is determined. “I will not leave Chennai until those who tormented my ponnumol (golden girl) are arrested and behind bars.”
https://www.thelede.in/crime/2019/11/16/who-pushed-fathima-lateef-to-suicide