Son kicks out mother who still pays his car EMIs

AHMEDABAD: Sunita Christi (60) was widowed over three decades ago when her husband died in a car accident. She was pregnant then. She didn't know if it was a boy or a girl but knew she had to live for the child. Sunita didn't remarry, as she felt there was no guarantee that the step-father would treat her child well. Little did she know that there would be a time when she would be ill-treated by the child she waged a lone battle for.
On Thursday, Sunita was admitted to Jivan Sandhya old-age home in Naranpura. All her life, Sunita lived in a rented apartment as she spent her money on the education and upkeep of her son Devansh. Sunita lived in Rajpipla, but relocated to Gandhinagar after her husband died. She later gave birth to a son she named Devansh - a part of God.
Sunita took a government job as a librarian and rented a flat. She got admitted Devansh to an English-medium school. After his HSC, he said he wanted to study abroad. "I moved heaven and earth to raise the Rs 15 lakh required to educate him abroad. I borrowed from my sister and even took personal loans so that Devansh could pursue IT engineering," says Sunita.
Sunita paid off the loan while Devansh completed his engineering. He came back and got married. The mother bought her son a car so he could travel in style with his wife. She is still repaying the auto-loan from her pension of Rs 17,000. Even after her son asked her to leave the house, Sunita says she will repay the loan. "What will I do with the pension money? I had made a commitment to my son and I will honour it," said Sunita.
Sunita says the problems began after her son's wedding. "He probably absorbed too much of Western sensibilities. After I retired, four months ago, his attitude became completely indifferent. One day, he just told me that the flat had become too small for the three of us and I should make arrangements for myself. I tried to make peace but he once raised his hand on me. This was the last straw," says Sunita.
The old-age home personnel have offered Sunita a job as a cashier or any other administrative job so that she can be constructively occupied during her stay there.