Ana Maria Saavedra requests that former President Gustavo Petro respect her family's mourning during the Cali earthquake funeral.

Ana Maria Saavedra, the sole survivor of the Saavedra Caicedo triplets, asked former President Gustavo Petro to respect her family's mourning following the August 10th earthquake in Cali. The request came in response to a social media post by Petro, who shared images of the farewell Eucharist for four family members who died in the collapse of the Maria Elvira building. While Petro described the family as progressive and noted he had been invited to the ceremony, Ana Maria Saavedra clarified that the family did not wish to be associated with his specific political project. She stated that the family's funeral mass was not a political stage and that they did not necessarily share his ideals. She emphasized that the family's mourning period should be taken independently of political affiliations.

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