A priest fasts to donate his kidney

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Fr Santhosh George of the Malankara Orthodox Church wants to donate his kidney to a criticallyill patient. But a Central Government rule stands in his way. It forbids kidney transplant in government hospitals if the donor is not a blood relative of the patient.
In desperation, the priest undertook a fast before the Secretariat on Wednesday to persuade the authorities to take a lenient view to save the life of the patient.Jayasree, 16, daughter of Surendran Nair and Ushakumari of Pongathala house, Karode, Vilappilsala, Thiruvananthapuram, has been undergoing treatment at the Medical College Hospital here for the last six months for kidney ailment.