Responding to her appeal on Twitter, her son, Nandan, was helped to lodge into a hotel in Italy's Belluno city.
Suhasini Maniratnam uses Twitter to help stranded son in Italy
Mumbai - 28 Aug 2017 11:51 IST
Shriram Iyengar
Suhasini Maniratnam, wife of director Mani Ratnam, found out the true reach of Twitter when she tried to help her son who was stranded in Italy. Her son, Nandan, was robbed of his belongings in Italy's Belluno town, while on a holiday.
Interestingly, Suhasini turned to Twitter to source out help for her son.
Writing on her Twitter feed, she uploaded her son's mobile number to get people to contact him and help him get in touch with the right people.
sos anyone near venice airport ? can u help our son who was robbed in Belunno .he needs to reach airport pls help
— Suhasini Maniratnam (@hasinimani) August 27, 2017
anyone near venice st mark square police station Pls pls help
— Suhasini Maniratnam (@hasinimani) August 27, 2017
ppl who can't help in venice pls don't call the number i posted earlier as your drain out his battery & he ll lose contact
— Suhasini Maniratnam (@hasinimani) August 27, 2017
The series of tweets did help, as people reached out to Nandan to offer assistance.
Help is on the way for our son. So those from Twitter who offered help. Thank you. He's fine now
— Suhasini Maniratnam (@hasinimani) August 27, 2017
Our son checked into a hotel. He is safe tonight
— Suhasini Maniratnam (@hasinimani) August 27, 2017
While Mani Ratnam remains off Twitter or any other form of social media, Suhasini has been using it to some effect. An active voice for women's empowerment and cinema, the actress-director has proved that the social media platform can be quite useful if used the right way.
