Smriti Irani to help Amethi man bring his son’s body from Tanzania

LUCKNOW: Union minister Smriti Irani has written to the ministry of external affairs, seeking help for an Amethi resident whose 38-year-old son Abhayraj Singh, a physical education teacher, died of malaria in Tanzania on May 31. Ramesh Chandra Singh, a native of Korari village in Amethi, has been running from pillar to post to get back the body of his son, but in vain.
Smriti Irani, sitting MP from Amethi, has assured all possible help to Ramesh.She has written to MEA to help the man bring back his son’s body. Smriti has also assured all help for the safe return of Abhayraj’s wife Ruchi Singh (36) and son Aditya (9).
Thomas K.Joseph, principal of the Indian school in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, told TOI that the process to send Abhayraj’s body back to India has been initiated with the high commission’s help. “Abhayraj was head of the physical education department, while his wife Ruchi teaches Hindi in primary classes in our school,” he said.
Talking to TOI, Ramesh, who retired from Indian Navy, said, “We spoke to him on Friday and he sounded perfect. Abhayraj had told us that he would be discharged from hospital in Tanzania soon. But then we don’t know what happened.” Ramesh said Abhayraj had got the job in Tanzanian school in 2014 and had last visited them in April 2019. “He was expected to visit us again on April 6, but the lockdown dashed all hopes of his return,” he said, and added that Abhayraj's mother Pushpa Singh still thinks that her son is alive.
Villagers at Karori have high hopes from Smriti Irani. Raju Singh, a neighbour of Ramesh, said, “Many Brahmins of our village are performing 'puja' for the safe return of Abhay’s wife and son.”