PATHANAPURAM: A homeless elderly couple seen wandering in the streets have reached Gandhi Bhavan. Ramdas (75) of Nurani in Palakkad and his wife Nirmala (64), who did not have a house of their own, finally reached Gandhi Bhavan.

Ramdas lost his left arm in an accident and his right arm was paralyzed. He was seen wandering from street to streets with his mentally ill wife. None of his relatives were ready to protect them. When wandering with no food or a place to sleep, the couple meets IAS officer B S Thirumeni at the Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram. He sent them to Gandhi Bhavan and its secretary Dr Punalur Somarajan understanding the plight of the people gave them shelter at Gandhi Bhavan.