Tamil Nadu: Condolences pour in for 2-year-old Sujith, whose body was recovered after almost 80 hours

Sujith had fallen into a 600-feet abandoned borewell on Friday evening.

Sujith Wilson dies in borewell; official says body in 'highly decomposed' state

The highly decomposed body of Sujith Wilson was recovered early on Tuesday morning.

A pall of gloom descended on Nadukattupatti village in Trichy district as NDRF personnel recovered the decomposed body of two-year-old Sujith Wilson, after a nearly 80-hour operation to rescue the toddler came to an end.

Sujith’s body, recovered a little after 3 am on Tuesday, was sent to the Manapparai Government Hospital for post mortem. He was buried at a cemetery in Fathima Pudur in Trichy around 8 am.

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#RIPSujith and #SorrySujith began trending on Twitter as condolences poured in. Politicians, celebrities, and people across the country mourned the loss of the toddler.

Tweeting his condolences, DMK president M K Stalin said that Sujith had left everyone with a ‘permanent tragedy’. Stalin said the loss of the toddler’s life was personal not only for his parents but for the entire nation. “We will never forget you Sujith” (sic), he tweeted.

ஆழ்துளைக் கிணற்றுக்குள் இதுவரை எத்தனையோ உயிர்கள் பலியாகி இருக்கிறது. இனியொரு உயிர் பலியாகிவிடக்கூடாது. அதுதான் நாம் சுஜித்துக்கு செலுத்தும் உண்மையான அஞ்சலி! #RIPSujith

— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) October 29, 2019

Film producer S R Prabhu said the government should come up with laws to punish those who leave borewells open.

Very depressing to see we lost #Sujith Govt. should come up with right laws to punish the land owners who leave the Bore wells open! Also should buy the technology & training for rescue in the future. He should be the last one to loose life to this!! #RIPSujith

— S.R.Prabhu (@prabhu_sr) October 29, 2019

Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin tweeted his condolences and said he hoped such accidents did not occur again.

#RIPSujith really sad sad morning. Let’s hope such accidents don’t happen again.

— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) October 29, 2019

Kollywood actor and comedian Vivekh said, ‘Sujith we have taken your body. We have fallen in grief now. Who will take us now?”

கிட்டத்தட்ட 4 நாட்களாக உணவு உறக்கம் மறந்து ஓய்வின்றி உழைத்து களைத்து ஓய்ந்து போய் நிற்கும் நல் உள்ளங்களுக்கு!🙏🏼 சுர்ஜித், உன் உடலை எடுத்து விட்டோம். இப்போது துயரக்குழியில் நாங்கள் விழுந்து விட்டோம்.எங்களை யார் எடுப்பது?😭

— Vivekh actor (@Actor_Vivek) October 29, 2019

Kollywood actor Vishnu Vishal too tweeted his condolences.

Really heartbreaking…..#Ripsujith

— VISHNU VISHAL – VV (@TheVishnuVishal) October 28, 2019

Several people on Twitter apologized for having failed to save the toddler.

No words to express grief.. We failed to save you #RIPSujithWilson #SorrySujith

— Kasiraman (@MALARKASIRAM) October 29, 2019

“The smallest coffins are the most heaviest ones. RIP #SujithWilson” (sic) tweeted one user.

The smallest coffins are the most heaviest ones..

RIP #SujithWilson.. pic.twitter.com/UREzXUJ2m6

— Pramod Madhav (@madhavpramod1) October 29, 2019

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