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Kalam cheque for girl with HIV+ siblings

An 11-year-old girl’s plea for help for her HIV-positive siblings received prompt response from President APJ Abdul Kalam.Diptilata Bay...

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An 11-year-old girl’s plea for help for her HIV-positive siblings received prompt response from President APJ Abdul Kalam.

Diptilata Bayee (11) of Olaver village in Kendrapara had petitioned the President for help so that her brother and sister could be provided better care. She recently received a letter signed by Kalam and a draft of Rs 20,000.

The girl’s parents died in 2002 and since then she had been taking care of her brother Achyut (6) and sister Ruparani (4). They live with their uncle, a small-time trader.

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