Madonna may have a new addition to her family with the adoption of a Malawian boy but she also has a new headache. The father of the young boy reveals the heartache of losing his son and claims that he had not originally planned to give up the young boy.
Banda told the Daily Mail that he put his son David in an orphanage when he was just one month old. He feared that the boy was ill with malaria which had also killed his two other sons. "I suppose deep in my heart I always imagined that when he was better, or I had got another wife, I would go and take him back. I did not think anyone would want to take him away."
Banda said he and his family had agreed to allow Madonna and her husband to adopt the child, believing it would give him the chance to receive a good education and grow up healthy.
"He will always be in my heart. I hate to see him leave Malawi but I have come to accept the loss," Banda said. "The government people told me it would be a good thing for the country. He will come back educated and able to help us."
It wasn’t until recently that Banda realized that the woman adopting his one-year-old son was a world-famous celebrity. He said all he knew was that she was a "nice Christian lady." Madonna is a nice Christian lady? Banda met Madonna at court in Malawi during the adoption hearing. He claims that he looked into her eyes and "could tell from them that she was a good lady."
Reuters is reporting that a private jet whisked away David Banda on Monday. The boy was accompanied by one of Madonna's bodyguards and was on route to Johannesburg.
Meanwhile human rights groups have planned to file an application today asking the court to block the adoption.
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