BJP assures prosthetic limb to woman who lost hand in Saudi Arabia

Kasturi Munirathinam, who lost her right hand after it was allegedly chopped off by her Saudi Arabian employer, was on Wednesday assured of support by Tamil Nadu BJP which also promised to take steps to provide her with an artificial limb.

The 55-year-old woman, a native of Mungileri village in Vellore district, called on Tamil Nadu BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan at the party headquarters 'Kamalalayam' here. Munirathinam thanked her for her efforts to press the Centre to bring her back to Tamil Nadu and also urged the BJP leader to take steps for getting her pending salary from her employer.

On the intervening night of September 29-30, the woman's right hand was allegedly severed by her employer and the news broke on October 8. She had also sustained a fall from the building where she was employed.
The episode created an uproar and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj took up the issue with Saudi Arabian government. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa also announced a financial aid of Rs 10 lakh to her.
After a month's medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, she returned here on November 7