George Fernandes Goes Missing: Report

Former defence minister George Fernandes has gone missing, reported CNN-IBN.

According to Fernandes’s friends, his estranged wife and son have taken him to an undisclosed location by force on the pretext of providing him medical care, said report.

It may be mentioned that Fernandes, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, has nearly lost his memory power.

“It is a tragedy that a man like George who gave voice to millions of voiceless can’t voice his own problems. His wife is taking advantage of it. We want to know about him,” a close friend of Fernandes, Ajay Singh, was quoted as saying.

At the heart of the controversy is a family battle over Fernandes’ legacy.

His estranged wife Leila and only son Sean Fernandes came back to his life after two decades claiming that his friends and brothers want to grab his property worth over Rs 25 crores.

However, four of his surviving brothers dismiss the charge as absurd.

“We don’t want his money. We want access to him,” younger brother of Fernandes, Michael Fernandes, was quoted as saying.

Now MN Venkatachalaih, Fernandes’s friend and former chief justice of India, has launched a signature campaign demanding information on him, said report.

At his residence in New Delhi, the main gate has been shut and nobody knows where the once most formidable man is now living, report said.

Report said that his brothers intend to move a court to seek access and better medical care for him.