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Shamita Shetty roots for the rights of the elderly
Updated On: 02 October, 2019 09:29 AM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Sharing her feeling about the sum elderly people receive from the government, Shamita Shetty said, "I feel they should get more amount of money than what they are getting at this point of time."
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Shamita Shetty, who has been associated with an NGO titled HelpAge India, has said that the government should increase pension for the elderly. She added people shouldn't forget that respecting elders has been our culture.
"I feel the elderly should get support, especially from their families because we have seen that a lot of daughters, sons, daughters-in-law and sons-in-law tend to disrespect their parents. So many times, they throw them out of the house, make them work too much, put them in old-age homes or think of them as a burden. They need to understand there is the law to protect the elderly and they shouldn't cross the line. I feel our culture teaches us to respect elders but somewhere down the line, we have forgotten that because we are trying to ape the West. We need to get back to our roots," said Shamita, while interacting with the media when she flagged off walkathon on the eve of International Day for Older Persons on Tuesday in Mumbai.
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