Fractions, five operations cannot keep man away from the voting booth | India News – Times of India

Pune: Vikram Pardeshi, a 44-year-old resident of Pune, showed remarkable determination by voting in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections Wednesday despite suffering multiple fractures while saving a man from a 40-foot fall, Joy Sengupta reports. He arrived at the voting booth in a wheelchair with bandaged limbs.
A trained lifesaver with the Rashtriya Life Saving Society, he suffered injuries while rescuing a man dangling from a balcony on October 3. Although he successfully rescued the man, he fell during the effort. Pardeshi was advised to take complete rest after five operations, but he gave priority to voting.
He conquered an uneven slope and limped into the booth. “Nothing can stop me from voting. If I don’t vote, I shouldn’t expect change and I shouldn’t complain,” he said.