Lift the spirits the Kalam way

By Vijay Kumar

Dheeraj Rathod, is a Central Excise employee in Mumbai who suffered total hearing loss in the right ear while his right arm had to be amputated, in the Mumbai blast. He had an un usual visitor. His ultimate employer - the President of India APJ Abdul Kalam. Rathod says Kalam's visit helped him lift his spirits. We don’t know whether any body from the Board visited him or not and will the Board consider giving handsome aid from the Customs welfare fund?

As an Inspector I wrote a (personal) letter to the then Finance Minister. I got a reply signed by Dr. Man Mohan Singh. I wrote a similar letter to the Commissioner. I got a reply from the AO informing me that “the Commissioner was pleased to inform you that your suggestions are not considered”