"DECIDE THE DATE AND TIME OF MY MERCY KILLING": TRANSGENDER NURSE WRITES TO COLLECTOR

A 51-year-old transgender nurse from Kerala recently wrote to the Thrissur collector requesting for mercy killing. Reportedly Suji wrote, "Death is better than the poverty and starvation I am experiencing currently. I am fed up of starving. Please allow me to die with dignity, and decide the date and time of my mercy killing."

According to reports from TNM, Suji had written letters to the collector three times before, but received no answer. Talking to TNM, she said, "The collector has to allow me this right. I have been unsuccessful in leading a dignified life. I have no job, no friends or family, no income and no way to afford even one meal a day. I am sick of starving and am convinced that there is no future for me. Therefore, I demand a death that is both legally allowed."

Even though Suji was offered financial aid, she is yet to be offered a job. She said, "I need a job, not some charity money to survive."