Watch: Fight for a place to bury the dead | Focus on Tamil Nadu

The Perumbali funeral controversy in Erode has raised serious questions about caste discrimination in Tamil Nadu. A Scheduled Caste family faced opposition when they tried to bury a 90-year-old relative in the village graveyard. This episode of The Hindu Focus Tamil Nadu examines dalats’ burial rights, untouchability, constitutional protection and the ongoing struggle for social justice.