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Indian tribal groups find themselves in the electioin spotlight

A group of tribal women and children in Kerala, India

A group of tribal women and children in Kerala, India Source: Getty Images

With phase three of voting in India's election underway, the country's adivasi - or tribal groups - have long said they have been ignored by mainstream politics.


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With phase three of voting in India's election underway, the country's adivasi - or tribal groups - have long said they have been ignored by mainstream politics.


Many of Kerala’s tribal communities in Wayana struggle to get by, and when the floods hit last year, that made a bad situation even worse. 

But now, an area no one was talking about is suddenly in the spotlight as a key constituency in the elections.


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