‘not given masks or boots’: brother of manual scavenging worker who died in chennai mall
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22-year-old Ranjithkumar stands forlorn outside a government mortuary in Royapettah, Chennai. Dressed in a black T-shirt, he runs his fingernails darkened by grime across his face, a vacant
expression in his eyes. His hair is matted with muck, specks of which cover his clothing. But when a friend hands over a wet cloth to help him wipe off the dirt, he waves it off, choosing to
keep the reminder of a traumatic night - one which he survived, but his brother Arunkumar did not.