On Monday, elderly members from Kushtharog Nivaran Samiti Shantivan at Panvel cast their votes, keeping their practice going for yet another election. mid-day, in its report titled ‘If we can vote, what stops you?’ published on Monday highlighted how the elderly recovered leprosy patients never miss the opportunity to do their duty to society.

According to centre officials, among those who cast their votes were Narayan Madavi, 76, Pundlik Gore, 82, his wife Janku, 77, three close friends Bakabai Ade, 70, Shyamabhai Mhatare, 72, and Bhayabhai Mhatre, 70, along with others who have been staying in Shantivan since decades.