Tuesday, 24 December 2013

(photos) Indian woman declares at 113 year old she is the world's oldest dwarf.



Zeenat Bi, Indian pensioner is challenging the
current Guinness World record holder, Lowell
Deforest Mason, 74- to stake claim as the world’s
oldest dwarf at 113-years-old.
Although a government pension records states she
is 101, Bi who stands proud at three feet tall insists
she is twelve years older.
“I am so old that I have seen this city grow up with
me. I remember during the British times, this entire
city was almost a jungle. There were trees as far as
the eye could see. I even remember when the British
introduced English bread in the city for the first time.
It was such a sensation; it was nothing like people
had eaten before,” she said.



Zeenat is still single with no children and has
outlived all of her family.
Despite suffering from cataracts and a calcium
deficiency, Zeenat manages to survive on her only
source of income, a government pension of rupees
275 per month (£3.19).
She said: “I have been living alone for almost 50
years now. I never married and never had kids.
“All I have got is a small bed that was gifted to me
by the former Chief Minister of the state, Uma
Bharti. She used to send me Rupees 2500 (£30)
every month. But no one remembers me now.”
Her guardian, Abrar Muhammad Khan, said: “No one
in the Government even cares for her. All people use
her for is exhibition purposes, but no one really
cares for her.”
Bi has been living rent-free with Khan and his family
for 20 years.
Apart from wanting to be a world record holder , Bi’s
wish list of things she wants to do before she dies
– includes meeting Bollywood star Salman Khan and
taking part in the annual Muslim pilgrimage to
Mecca.








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