*JALANDHAR: Indian citizens have paid rich tributes to the legendaryphilanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi.*
[image: Image result for Edhi Singboard]As per details, a big sign boardwith picture of Edhi has been placed at a highway in Indian Punjab’s cityof Jalandhar to praise his utmost services to the humanity.
“The richest poor man,” the sign board reads.
Edhi, who built a network of humanitarian centers across Pakistan toprovide life-saving services to the people, died on July 8, 2016 at the ageof 89.
He was born to a family of Muslim traders in Gujarat in British India andmigrated to Pakistan after its creation in 1947. He began his humanitarianwork soon after migration.
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The state’s failure to help his struggling family care for his mother —paralysed and suffering from mental health issues — was his painful anddecisive turning point which spurred him onto philanthropy.
He was also mentioned in the Guinness Book of world records for the largestfleet of ambulances, offering help to poor communities failed by inadequatepublic health and welfare services.These 1500 ambulances are themost prominent symbols of the foundation deployed to the scene in case ofan emergency or extremist attack.
