Chennai Colony Residents Leave 'Thank You' Note Outside Flat Of Quarantined Air India Pilot

In the past few weeks, we heard of doctors, nurses and other professionals on the frontlines of humanity's battle with COVID-19 have faced unprecedented stigma from society.

Videos of medical professionals being beaten and getting evicted from their rented apartments have stoked anger across the nation. While many people have been discriminatory against those quarantined, people in this Chennai colony have set an example for being kind and compassionate in these trying times.

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Amid this negativity, the residents of the apartment in Chennai Nandambakkam set an example by posting a thank you note with a message right underneath the quarantine notice.

HUMANITY IS NOT DEAD YET?
Municipal Authorities had placed a QURANTINE sticker outside the flat of @airindiain Capt Manish after he had operated an international evacuation flight. Instead of any societal backlash, his colony residents placed another sticker hailing him... pic.twitter.com/gmdVW2hYa4

¡ª BiTANKO BiSWAS (@Air_India_CREW) April 6, 2020

Health officials had put Air India pilot Captain Manish Sharma on a 28-day home quarantine after he flew back from Muscat on March 15 reports NDTV.

Chennai Corporation officials also stuck a quarantine notice at the entrance of his house to inform the building residents of the protocol.

The handwritten note was pasted right under the GCC quarantine sticker. ¡°Thank you Capt Manish for ALL your services. You are our HERO," read the note.

Sir, this is heartening to see - a Housing Society showing its gratitude. It speaks volumes for the respect and pride we all have for the crew of @airindiain .
However please do be wary of posting their residence address - it may result in unintended harm. Thank You.

¡ª Sharath Chandra (@shirtysharath) April 6, 2020

Twitter users sure did appreciate the gesture; here are some of the heartwarming reactions:

#1

Wonderful news ?????? salute to the good Captain & his Crew

But even bigger Salaam to his housing society who honoured him like this

Wish others take a leaf out of their book #Covid_19 #CoronaVirus #CoronaWarriors #aviation

¡ª Sanjay (@sanjaylazar) April 6, 2020

#2

Proud of you and a lot of others like you including cabin crew,Sir. You all deserve the best.

¡ª Mehul Desai (@livingfree60) April 6, 2020

#3

Lots of love and respect for those residents!?

¡ª S@m33r KH@? (@Samtabz414) April 6, 2020

#4

Dear Captain Manish. You are our real hero. I convey my heartfelt thanks for your exemplary courage and dedication for the national service. Jai Hind ?????

¡ª Mayuk Dasgupta (@Mayukdg) April 6, 2020

#5

Jai hind and Salute to the real #Heroes and #Coronafighters of our Country..We are really indebted to u and wonder ?? ????? ???? ????????

¡ª Aastik Udenia (@AastikUdenia) April 6, 2020

#6

We are so proud of you and you have indeed made our Indian flag flying high

¡ª Roshan Kumar (@FmJha) April 7, 2020

Speaking to NDTV, Anil P Joseph, a resident of the Sreshtha Riverside Apartments said, "It's a symbol of our gratitude to Captain Manish Sharma and those on the frontline. On Sunday, we had also acknowledged such heroes among us as the country lit lamps and candles."

90,541 people have been placed under home quarantine in Tamil Nadu. Of these, 127 people are in govt quarantine facilities while 1848 are under hospital isolation.