ADVOCATE NEELAKANDA SHARMA
GIVES LIFE TO FIVE
Advocate S Neelakanta Sharma will continue to live in the bodies
of five persons. His body was cremated on Saturday evening at the Brahmana
crematorium near a small ‘agraharam’ at Parassala.Sharma, 46, died on Friday at
the Sree Chitra Institute for Medical Sciences at the Medical College here
after he suffered a brain haemorrhage on July 6 at his residence. Apart
from lending his heart to Chalakkudy native Mathew Achadan, his other body
parts such as eyes and kidneys were also donated, which will give a new lease
of life to five other families.The kidneys were handed over to the Medical
College Hospital and KIMS Hospital. All the donations were carried out with the
consent of Sharma’s wife Latha.
The hospital authorities said that the consent of donation was
not at all delayed. A relative of Sharma told ‘Express’ that organ
donation was the wish of Sharma’s family. Latha and the two kids readily agreed
to donate the organs.Friends and colleagues remember Sharma as a simple and
god-fearing person and a disciplined lawyer. He had been practising as a
lawyer in the Vanchiyoor District Court and High Court for over two decades. A
graduate of Law Academy Law College in 1994, he was active in social issues. He
was well respected by the people around here.Sharma’s body was kept at the
office of the Trivandrum Bar Association at Vanchiyoor from 11 am for the
public to pay homage.Health Minister V S Sivakumar paid homage. Opposition
leader V S Achuthanandan visited the residence of Sharma. Achuthanandan told
mediapersons that Sharma had set a model for all by donating the organs to the
needy.Sharma is survived by two sons, Subramanya Sharma and Gautham Sharma,
besides his wife.
ഹൃദയ വേദനയിലും സഹജീവകള്ക്കായ് ജീവന് നല്കിയ അഡ്വ ; നീലകണഠ ശര്മ്മയുടെ കുടുംബം..
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