Heartbreaking: Kerala MLA Breaks Down, Pleads With Modi To Send Choppers To Evacuate People
Chengannur is one of the worst-affected areas in Kerala.
As Kerala residents and administration grapple with the heavy floods, an MLA broke down on live TV while urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to send choppers for evacuating people stranded across the state, The Indian Express reported.
In a Malayalam TV studio late on Friday night, Chengannur MLA Saji Cherian couldn’t control his emotions while narrating the grim situation in his constituency.
“Please ask (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi to give us helicopters, give us helicopters… please, please; 50,000 people will die otherwise… We have been demanding for Navy assistance since the past four days and still haven’t received any help. Airlifting is the only solution. Please, please, please,” MLA Cherian said.
The TV showon which the MLA spoke was also receiving an overwhelming number of panicked calls from flood victims and relatives.
Chengannur is one of the worst-affected areas in Kerala.