A single mother of five claims welfare home Ti-Ratana in Desa Petaling, refuse to return her two biological daughters back.
Kuala Lumpur: A single mother of five cries foul and claims that welfare home Ti-Ratana in Desa Petaling is refusing to return her two biological daughters back into her custody.
Beramalah Devi, 40, in a press conference held at the KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) today, said that she had made numerous attempts to reclaim her daughters from the welfare home.
Beramalah had left her daughters to the welfare home’s care in 2010, after her husband Tan Kok Cheong passed away and she was financially incapable of raising the two girls, Tham Ee Ching, 15 and Tham Yee Leng, 9 on her own.
After getting a better job and becoming financially stable, she approached the welfare home in Dec 2013 seeking custody. However, Ti-Ratana refused to allow her daughters to be with her, she alleged.
According to Beramalah’s lawyer M Visvanathan, she had lodged seven police reports against the welfare home but to date no action has been taken by the police authorities.
On Jan 20, a demand letter had been given to the welfare home demanding they release Beramalah’s daughters to her within 24 hours.
“I find the way Ti-Ratana is holding onto the children as unlawful and they must be returned back to the mother without any further delay,” said Visvanathan.
Visvanathan expressed his disappointment that a home being run based on Buddhist principles could be involved in such an act.
Beramalah claims that her two daughters have not been sent to school since beginning of the year and on January 21, she received a warning letter from the school regarding her daughter’s absence records.
Meanwhile when FMT contacted Ti-Ratana, it’s spokesperson Kelvin Ooi said that the matter had been referred to their lawyer and necessary steps have been taken.
An attempt to check with Ti-Ratana’s lawyer who declined to be named, refused to comment.
Malaysian Tamil Today, national secretary K Gunasekaran spoke to FMT after the press conference and advised that Beramalah be taken to meet with the respective police district chiefs for their views on the matter and to seek police co-operation on the seven police reports made earlier.
Kuala Lumpur: A single mother of five cries foul and claims that welfare home Ti-Ratana in Desa Petaling is refusing to return her two biological daughters back into her custody.Beramalah Devi, 40, in a press conference held at the KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) today, said that she had made numerous attempts to reclaim her daughters from the welfare home.
Beramalah had left her daughters to the welfare home’s care in 2010, after her husband Tan Kok Cheong passed away and she was financially incapable of raising the two girls, Tham Ee Ching, 15 and Tham Yee Leng, 9 on her own.
After getting a better job and becoming financially stable, she approached the welfare home in Dec 2013 seeking custody. However, Ti-Ratana refused to allow her daughters to be with her, she alleged.
According to Beramalah’s lawyer M Visvanathan, she had lodged seven police reports against the welfare home but to date no action has been taken by the police authorities.
On Jan 20, a demand letter had been given to the welfare home demanding they release Beramalah’s daughters to her within 24 hours.
“I find the way Ti-Ratana is holding onto the children as unlawful and they must be returned back to the mother without any further delay,” said Visvanathan.
Visvanathan expressed his disappointment that a home being run based on Buddhist principles could be involved in such an act.
Beramalah claims that her two daughters have not been sent to school since beginning of the year and on January 21, she received a warning letter from the school regarding her daughter’s absence records.
Meanwhile when FMT contacted Ti-Ratana, it’s spokesperson Kelvin Ooi said that the matter had been referred to their lawyer and necessary steps have been taken.
An attempt to check with Ti-Ratana’s lawyer who declined to be named, refused to comment.
Malaysian Tamil Today, national secretary K Gunasekaran spoke to FMT after the press conference and advised that Beramalah be taken to meet with the respective police district chiefs for their views on the matter and to seek police co-operation on the seven police reports made earlier.
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