Hrithik's mom, top execs raise Rs 35L for world's heaviest woman Eman

While the Saifee Hospital collects the Rs 1 crore required for the bariatric surgery of Eman Ahmed the worldrsquos heaviest woman Hrithik Roshanrsquos mother Pinky has come forward to help her in cash and kind She donated Rs 10 lakh for the operation a day before Eman landed in the city Pinky is now waiting for the hospitalrsquos nod to meet Eman soon and encourage her on her journeyAlso read Risk involved in operating Eman Abdulati is huge Dr Muffazal LakdawalaEman Ahmed with her doctor Dr Muffazal Lakdawala PicsPradeep DhivarConfirming the news Pinkyrsquos husband director Rakesh Roshan said ldquoMy wife has donated R10 lakh for Emanrdquo When midday spoke to Pinky she said that she has been following news reports on Eman for the almost three months now and wanted to help her in any way she could so she donated the money before Eman landed in the cityPinky Roshan and her daughter Sunaina will be visiting Eman soonShe said ldquoI was really touched when I first read about her in the newspaper Since then I have been following all the news about her and praying for her So I thought of donating the money if it could help her in anyway I cannot imagine that a person has been bedridden for 25 years Because of her the whole country has come togetherrdquoWaiting to meet herldquoI am planning to go and meet her with my daughter to encourage her No work is bigger than saving anyonersquos life I donrsquot want to help her only monetarily but physically too I want to help her by doing stuff for herrdquo she added ldquoI will visit her as soon as I get permission from the hospitalrdquo she saidWhen asked if her son Hrithik would also be visiting Eman she said ldquoHe is not in India right now so I cannot comment on itrdquo The Roshan family is known for their generous nature Last week midday reported how Hrithik Roshan has pledged to donate his eyes after getting inspired while shooting for his movie lsquoKaabilrsquo where he played the role of a visually challenged manDoing their bit for EmanApart from Pinky others have also come forward in donating whatever they can to aid Emanrsquos lifesaving surgery The Saifee Hospital is trying to collect Rs 1 crore for the procedure Through an online crowd funding campaign on the website BitGivingcom with the name lsquoHelp Save Emanrsquo they are trying to raise Rs 50 lakh People are trying their best to assist Eman economically even with the simplest donation of Rs 100Also read Salman Khan will fulfill the wish of worlds heaviest woman EmanHusain Rupawala a smalltime businessman who donated Rs 100 on Tuesday said ldquoEvery drop of water forms an ocean so I donated Rs 100rdquo Rohit Gupta chairman of Sony entertainment who has donated Rs 50000 said ldquoI have donated on humanitarian grounds The girl who has been bedridden for more than two decades has got a ray of hope now So I thought it is the best way to support herrdquo So far the hospital has been able to collect Rs 35 lakh which includes Rs 17 lakh from the online campaignNo foreign currency pleaseldquoWe are trying to raise funds and people across the world are approaching us to help Eman but we arenrsquot accepting foreign currency because of the legalities and complications We are accepting the smallest of donations from people who are giving the money with love and care for Emanrdquo said Dr Muffazal Lakdawala the bariatric surgeon who is treating Eman