Tamil Nadu: Indian man's search for father's lost grave ends in Malaysia

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Tamil Nadu: Indian man's search for father's lost grave ends in Malaysia- PublishedAn Indian man whose father died when he was six months old went to great lengths to locate and visit his final resting place miles away in another country.On 8 November, an overwhelmed Mr Thirumaran flew to Malaysia to see his father's resting place.When Mr Thirumaran's mother had returned to India, she had brought back with her a handful of earth from her husband's grave, which he said, he had sprinkled on his mother's grave.Over the next few days, Mr Thirumaran, with help from his father's old students, cleaned the grave, lit candles and prayed several times before returning to India on 16 November.Read more India stories from the BBC:- Indian who 'sold' Muslim women online to be tried- Bhupendra Patel: Gujarat's new chief minister- Why Modi continues to be India’s biggest vote-getter- The Indian women calling themselves ‘proudly single’- The good people helping laid off Indians in US- Priyanka Chopra: 'I’d earn 10% of my male co-actor’s salary'"

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