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Pul had attempted suicide earlier too...
August 09, 2016
Ironically, his name Kalikho Pul means 'A Better Tomorrow'.
In this interview to the New Indian Express, the former Arunachal Pradesh CM, talks about being an orphan and attempting suicide...
I suffered from chronic gastric problem for six long years, beginning
1980. I had just `1600 with me. I approached my relatives. One offered
just `2 and another `5. It was then that I realized I was an orphan. One
day, I made up my mind to commit suicide and walked up to the bridge
over the river Lohit. I stood there for 36 minutes but couldnt take the
extreme step due to the presence of people, Pul recalled.
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