Mumbai, June 26 -- Mumbai resident Mahadu Belkar has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis requesting that he should be considered for euthanasia (mercy killing).
"If the government cannot help save our children, at least give us the right to euthanasia," Mahadu Belkar requested in his letter to Fadnavis.
Belkar's 15-year-old son Tanesh Belkar is suffering from a rare disease called SSPE (affecting brain). Tanesh has to endure a lot of unbearable pain due to this disease.
Mahadu Belkar expressed his helplessness in the letter as he was not getting any help from the state or central government.
"Our child is suffering from unbearable pain every minute. He cannot move or speak. As parents, we cannot see his pain. If the...