Express photo Veeramma has lost three of her children. I don’t know what happened to my children,’’ says Veeramma, who is now admitted to the hospital. Back then, as many as 38 children in these tribal hamlets had died of malnutrition and related complications. My only wish is to have my next child saved,” says the tribal woman who lives with her husband, Selvan, at Kadambara colony, one of the remotest tribal settlements in Attappady. Veerama’s oldest child, Kaliyamma, died of heart problems and acute respiratory distress syndrome, say sources at the tribal hospital.

Source: Indian Express June 03, 2017 19:07 UTC