Gladys June Staines was conspicuous by her absence in court on the day the judgement was delivered against Dara and the 12 co-accused in the murder of her husband and two sons. Calm and composed, Gladys says she does not see any point in taking revenge and would rather continue the good work of her late husband. Excerpts from an interview to Outlook:
You've said you've forgiven Dara Singh. Do you really not feel angry or want the killers punished? Or are you just being careful?
You seem a little harassed by the media's constant attention...
Why did you decide to stay on here? Don't you feel lonely and cut off in this remote district of Orissa?
You husband worked for the leprosy patients since 1965. He nursed people abandoned even by their own families. And he got killed for it. Don't you feel the slightest bit of antagonism when you deal with people here?
