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Tamil Nadu: Dalits forced to carry body across storm water drain for funeral
New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 2, 2019 11:36 IST
A group of men belonging to the Dalit community were forced to carry the body of one of their community member on a rocky road while trying to cross a storm water drain in Vilankurichi in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
The video shows the men carrying the body of 73-year-old Pappamal after they were denied access to a road for the funeral.
The Dalits are not allowed to use the Karl Marx Nagar-Gandhi Nagar route to carry the dead to the burial ground as it's the route taken by the upper caste community.
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