Sunday was his daughter’s engagement. The mind of any father would be filled with joy at that moment. Nazeer too acted like that in front of others hiding the pain of losing his job the next day. Nazeer is one among the 3861 conductors terminated from KSRTC following the Kerala High Court directive.

Kerala Kaumudi photographer Anush Bhadran had captured the photo of Nazeer in tears when he returned the ticket vending machine and rack at the Ernakaulm bus depot. He was the conductor of Ernakulam-Kumili fast passenger bus. He entered KSRTC through Employment Exchange in 2007. My salary in the beginning was Rs 110 and it was Rs 480 now. Naseer painfully said that they did not get any other benefit except the daily wages. No assistance was obtained from the authorities when I met with an accident and was bedridden for four months.

A security deposit of Rs 5000 was paid when I entered the job. There is no information about it right now. After losing his job, Nazeer doesn’t know how to meet his liabilities. He was a painter before taking up the job but after the accident, he cannot go for that now.