Mumbai:
The families of six Indian sailors held captive on MV Iceberg by Somali pirates are in despair. The government has clearly told them that it won't pay ransom money to the Somali pirates leaving them brokenhearted with little support.
Pushplata Mohite, the mother of a trapped sailor aboard MV Iceberg, despairingly says, "He gets one roti and a one bottle of water that has to be shared between six people, if the government has even little sympathy they should help us." Her son Ganesh Mohite has been held captive since March last year.
Father of Ganesh Mohite, Mansingh Mohite is a broken man today. Mansingh says,"The government doesn't pay any heed to poor people, if it was a son or daughter of an influential person they would have put their entire machinery into action." The parents of Ganesh Mohite have no one to turn to in these desperate times, along with Mohite there are five other Indian sailors trapped aboard MV Iceberg.
The families of six Indian sailors of MV Suez freed by Somali pirates may be rejoicing but it seems no one cares about six sailors who are still aboard MV Iceberg. The government and the ship owners have extended little support to the grieving families which has made matters worse for them.
Third Officer Jaswinder has made eight calls to his family from MV Iceberg telling them how the Somali pirates have been torturing him and other two members. He has also allegedly told them that one of the crew members has been killed by the Somali pirates. The families have approached top level authorities, including the Prime Minister, but their pleas have gone unheard.
Purushottam Tiwari, the father of Dhiraj Kumar Tiwari feels that a man like Ansar Burney, a leading Pakistani human rights activist could help them. The families are desperately seeking solace.
Sunil Yadav's mother from Uttar Pradesh, says, "I light this candle every day to pray for his well being, we pray to god everyday that he returns soon, or we get some good news about his release."