Moganasundaram A/L Chelliah

NAME: Moganasundaram A/L Chelliah

ASSISTANCE NEEDED: SOCSO, WELFARE AND GENERAL HELP

NATURE OF THE CASE: Mr Moganasundaram met with an accident on the way back from work at Juru, Penang. His left leg was broken due to the severity of the impact. He was warded at the Loh Guan Lye Specialist Centre before being transferred to General Hospital. He was a diabetic for almost 20 years prior to the accident. The antibiotics given during the treatment while he was warded at the GH had damanged his eyesight almost completely. He underwent laser eye surgery at the Hussein Onn Eye hospital but without success. The doctors were worried the second operation would worsen his condition as he is a diabetic.

He has a wife who is taking care of him at home. Their son is in college and their daughter is preparing to go for teacher's training.

He had applied for the SOCSO benefit but unfortunately his application was rejected as the agency maintains that his time card shows that he had already checked out of the premises by 6 pm but the accident took place at about 8 pm. Muniandy stated that he had been recalled by the manager for extra work. Unfortunately by the time the SOCSO application was made, the manager concerned had already been transferred to the HQ in KL. SOCSO asked him to resubmit his request once the manager can verify his story. Currently Moganasundaram is awaiting a response from the manager.

We were informed later that the SOCSO had agreed to pay him the benefits and he is also being given welfare aid. A few charity organizations are also helping him ease the financial burden of taking care of his family.