By Sanjay Jha Last updated at 5:43 PM on 27th July 2011 Saved: British-born Catholic nun Jacqueline Jean McEwan was to be forced out of India after three decades of caring for lepers She became known as a modern-day Mother Teresa after spending three decades caring for leprosy patients in India. Yet British nun Jacqueline Jean McEwan still found herself facing deportation back home when her application for a new resident permit was turned down. Despite protestations and a huge public outcry, the 63-year-old was about to board a plane yesterday that would have taken her away from a life treating the sick and needy in Bangalore.
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63-year-old says her heart is in Bangalore
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‘I love the people here and have a strong sense of attachment to this place. There is no meaning in going back to UK,’ she said
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