APAL’s CEO Mr. Venu Gopal and Senior Advisor Mr. Uday Thakar meet and interacted with Mr. Pankaj Sinha who put the PIL in the Supreme Court of India for leprosy eradication in 2018 and discussed discriminatory Laws against persons affected by leprosy; current living conditions of affected people who reside in the self-settled leprosy colonies and also community; status of leprosy related acts implementation by the Government.

Mr. Sinha expressed his willingness positively to support APAL in all spheres for the empowerment of persons affected by leprosy and their families