Sri M S Nagendra wrote a letter to Honorable Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi ji in requesting to help poor weavers in the time of Corona pandemic lockdown
To,
Respected Honorable Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi ji,
In the wake of the Corona pandemic, the entire country is currently under lockdown. We understand
that the decision taken by our honorable Prime Minister to lock down the country is very essential and
necessary for the welfare of our country and citizens. Also, we understand the lockdown is obligatory to stop
the spread of the Corona pandemic. We support you and your decision, we all stand with you in eradicating
the Corona pandemic from our country.
But we wanted to bring to your notice, the inverse effect of the lockdown on the Textile Industry.
Textile business, weaving factories and handloom cottage industries are completely shut down to support the
lockdown of our country. Most of our handloom and power loom weavers who are daily wage workers and
have lost their job and wages. Most of the weavers and their family are already in debt/loans, living in rented
houses, are now left with no money for their daily needs. In a few days, most of the weavers in our country
will end up in a situation where they will be unable to feed themselves and their family. I request you to
consider these difficulties and make necessary amendments to ease the burden of the weaving community
in difficult times. I request our government to provide enough financial support to all the weavers for our
basic daily needs. Kindly consider this proposal and help us in fighting this pandemic together.
Jai Hind.
Thank you
M. S. Nagendra.
Weaver
