A 74-year-old businessman from Tamil Nadu's Madurai, has installed a life-size statue of his late wife in his home, to symbolically recreate her presence with him.
His wife, S. Pichaimani, 67, died of heart attack on August 10. The Hindu reports that?Sethuraman had a difficult time after she passed away and struggled to fill the void she left.
A month after her demise, he unveiled the life-size statue of his wife sitting in a chair, clad a green saree. It took 25 days for the sculpture to be created.
Speaking to?ANI, he said, "I lost my wife recently. But when I look at this statue I can connect with her. Fibre, rubber & special colours were used to make it."
?¡°I quit my government job as a health inspector to venture into the real estate business. Through the years, I had faced financial losses several times. But she was always there with me. She was more like my best friend,¡± he told The Hindu.?
Mr Sethuraman said that his three daughters were married and his eldest son-in-law is Tirupparankundram MLA, P. Saravanan.
Sethuraman, who owns three big marriage halls in Madurai, said that in his 48-year-long marriage, there wasn't a single day where he would be away from his wife.??
Sethuraman's story is similar to that of a Karnataka-based businessman who had installed a life-size statue of his late wife during the housewarming ceremony.?
His wife, Madhavi, was travelling along with her daughters to Tirupati when their driver tried to avoid a speeding truck on Kolar highway but ended up rear-ending into the vehicle instead.?
Madhavi, who was seated in the passenger seat, passed away in the accident, while the daughters escaped with minor injuries. It was then that 57-year-old Murthy, a businessman from Koppal in Karnataka, decided to fulfill his late wife's dream of owning a bungalow. He hosted a housewarming ceremony in his newly-constructed home and wanted his late wife to be part of it.?
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