Over a week on, a Kerala mother’s agonising wait for her son who went missing at sea continues
A grieving mother in Kerala is protesting to demand an intensified search for her son, who went missing after a boat capsized near Neendakara. She has criticized the lack of operational readiness and swimming expertise among the initial responders.
The damp earth in front of Reshma’s house in Puthanthura holds two fresh burial mounds, brightened only by the vivid yellow of marigold flowers. Beneath them lie her 76-year-old father, Rajeevan, and her 48-year-old husband Radhakrishnan -- two lives claimed by the sea in the same morning. As she stands between the graves, her eyes remain fixed on the horizon, waiting for news of her missing 26-year-old son, Gautam.
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