Senior Congress leader Badruddin Shaikh given a silent send off

AHMEDABAD: Senior Congress leader Badruddin Shaikh, who breathed his last on Sunday night, was given a quiet burial in the presence of his son-in-law and a few of his close workers in the wee hours of Monday morning.
His wife Famida Khatun, who is on oxygen and also undergoing Covid-19 treatment at SVP Hospital, is not aware of the demise. Danilimda is one of the Covid-19 hotspots in Ahmedabad.
Dariapur MLA Gyasuddin Shaikh said, “It was after the death of Badruddin that his son-in-law Samir Shaikh decided that he should be given a quiet burial as it was not possible to take the body home.He was afraid that if the burial was conducted in the morning, it would draw a big crowd, which the family wanted to avoid.”
Samir, when contacted, said, “My mother-in-law is on oxygen and hence, we thought it appropriate not to inform her. I wonder when she comes out and reaches home what will be her reaction. We are also not able to figure out how we will be able to tell her.”
Samir added, “On Monday, a fake video was being circulated where a lady and her daughter were going close to a dead body claiming it to be that of Shaikh. However, this video is of the day time and we had carried out the burial when the darkness was still there.”
Samir said, “After Badruddin tested positive there were rumours that the entire family was positive but he and his wife tested negative and Famida’s test was performed after two days of Badruddin’s admission. She then tested positive and was admitted to the SVP Hospital.” Samir bemoaned the fact that a person like Badruddin, who was always among the people and used to run to them for any help, had to be given a silent burial.