Then I will read it out to my daughter, and will be done with my job as a father,” he said. Asokan hoped the report would help Hadiya realise the “dangerous path” she had chosen by converting to Islam. “I thought a meeting with the girl (Athira) will help my daughter realise the dangers,” he said. Explaining why he went to court, Asokan said that despite being a rationalist, he had always respected Hadiya and his wife’s temple visits. Describing how he had pampered Hadiya, Asokan said he was the son of a toddy tapper, the eldest of eight children, with the responsibility of five sisters.

Source: Indian Express September 26, 2017 23:00 UTC