Pul had attempted suicide earlier too...

August 09, 2016 10:56

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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