Celebrated social worker Abdul Sattar Edhi on Tuesday declined an offer of Rs.1 crore donation by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“Edhi has thanked Modi and politely declined to accept his announced financial help,” Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper quoted Edhi Foundation spokesman Anwar Kazmi as saying.
Kazmi said Edhi’s son, Faisal Edhi, will address the media in this regard in Karachi.
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“What the Edhi family has done is too priceless to be measured but I am happy to announce a contribution of Rs.1 crore for their foundation,” Modi tweeted on Monday.
What the Edhi family has done is too priceless to be measured but I am happy to announce a contribution of Rs. 1 crore to their foundation.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 26, 2015
I don't think any amount of words are enough to thank the Edhi family for taking care of Geeta. They are apostles of kindness & compassion.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 26, 2015
In 2003, Geeta — then 11 years old — was spotted by the Pakistan Rangers in Lahore, and handed over to the Edhi Foundation. Bilquis Edhi, who runs the Edhi Foundation, named her Geeta.
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According to the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, Geeta, who arrived in Delhi by Pakistan International Airlines flight 272 on Monday, was accompanied by members of Edhi Foundation, a social welfare organisation that has been looking after her since 2003 when she crossed over to Pakistan accidentally.