Reeda's family to Azad: Apologise or resign for remarks

Upset with the remarks of Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, the family of 14-year-old Reeda Shaikh, India's first swine flu fatality, has demanded that he either apologise or resign for saying that Reeda could have spread the disease to 80 others while changing hospitals during treatment. "We want an apology from the government. He (Azad) has hurt a mother... he has blamed our child, Reeda for having infected 80 others by going to four hospitals. He needs to get his facts right," Reeda's emotional mother told reporters in Pune on Sunday. Referring to Reeda, Azad had said earlier, "One small girl went from one hospital to another, then the third and then a fourth hospital to get treatment, and without awareness which is crucial. In the process some 80 people were infected." "This little girl who has no social contacts... [read full story]                    

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