Anujith, a 27-year-old man who was declared brain dead on July 17, turned saviour for eight persons after his wife Princy and sister Ajalya donated his organs after his death.Anujith met with a bike accident on July 14 near Kottarakkara in Kerala's Kollam district. He was taken to the Kottarakkara Taluk Hospital in a critical condition and was later shifted to the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College. He was declared brain dead through two Apnea tests at the Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences. Anujith worked as a driver at a private enterprise and later as a salesman at a supermarket in Kottarakkara following the lockdown.s
Princy and Ajalya came forward to donate his heart, kidneys, eyes, small intestine and hands to save the lives of eight persons. Health Minister K K Shailaja appreciated the family for taking this humanitarian step in the time of grief. The minister also expressed condolences to Anujith's family.According to ANI, the organ donation was made through 'Mrithasanjeevani' - Kerala Network for Organ Sharing (KNOS) of the state government. Anujith's heart is going to a Thrippunithura-native Sunny Thomas (55) who is under treatment at the Lisie Hospital in Kochi, and the receiver of hand and small intestine is undergoing treatment at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences.