Sep 22, 2009
By Lincoln Tan
A 71-year-old Hindu-Indian says he has constantly thought of ending his life after his son and daughter-in-law moved to Australia with his 15-year-old grandson earlier this year.
Mr K Siva, a former street food hawker from Malaysia, thought he would get to live "the perfect life" when his son sponsored his immigration to New Zealand.
But since moving here life for the widower has revolved around looking after and cooking for his grandson, who was 9 when he first arrived in Auckland six years ago.
The son's family moved to Australia in January, and that was the last time Mr Siva had seen or heard from them.
Auckland Hindu community leader Pravin Patel said some elderly Indian grandparents were being sponsored to become permanent residents in New Zealand by their children only to be used as nannies and babysitters - and were "practically abandoned" when their "services" were no longer needed.
The Hindu Council of New Zealand is organising the Hindu elders conference next Saturday at the Hindu Heritage Centre in Mangere to address this and other issues facing elders.
Abridged
SOURCE: New Zealand Herald
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