Says 26/11 martyr's father, terming brother Mohanan's 'state apathy' allegation his personal opinion
Says 26/11 martyr's father, terming brother Mohanan's 'state apathy' allegation his personal opinionA day after K Mohanan, the uncle of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, set himself ablaze here citing official apathy towards victims of the Mumbai terror attack, the slain soldier's father said the allegations were Mohanan's "personal opinion" and that his son had got all the respect he deserved from the government.
"Whatever Mohanan has written is his personal opinion and we have nothing to do with it. Our son has received all respect from the government of India," K Unnikrishnan told reporters outside the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.
Unnikrishnan arrived here yesterday to see his brother, who remains in a critical state after his self-immolation attempt on Thursday.
The hospital's medical superintendent, T S Sidhu, said that Mohanan was still critical.
"We are constantly keeping an eye on his position. He is on ventilator and has 95 percent burn injuries," Sidhu.
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A doctor said that it seemed from his initial statement that he was depressed and unhappy over the way victims of the Mumbai terrorist attack of 2008 were treated by the government.
According to the police, 56-year-old Mohanan poured kerosene on his body and set himself afire outside the Gate No 4 of Parliament House near Vijay Chowk at around 6 pm on Thursday.
"People at the spot tried to douse the fire and informed police after which Mohanan was rushed to the hospital," said a police officer who did not wish to be identified.
In the suicide note written in Malayalam, Mohanan said he was unhappy with the way the government was treating victims of the Mumbai terror attack, which has been blamed on Pakistani terrorists.
"He was disturbed over Sandeep's death. He wanted to feel the pain he might have suffered when he was shot
by the terrorists," said the officer.
Sandeep Unnikrishnan, who was in the NSG, died in the assault on the Taj Hotel in Mumbai. Police recovered a train ticket andu00a0 a 14-page notebook from Mohanan's possessions. "We think that Mohanan reached New Delhi on Jan 30," said an officer investigating the case.
