In 2001, Rayagada district's Kashipur block had jumped to national headlines for 19 such fatalities. After all these years, the villain has remained the same the humble porridge made of dried mango kernels.
The narratives by two governments 23 years apart have an uncanny similarity too: tribal communities' dietary practices and food poisoning. Amid an exchange of barbs between the ruling BJP and opposition parties, one thing is clear: the government of the day is not willing to see it beyond the linear explanation of the gruel's toxicity. When starvation deaths rocked Odisha in the early 2000s, the BJD-BJP combine was new to power.
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Cracks surface as senior leaders keep away from key BJP meet in Kochi
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Ancient salt makers to meet at Delhi convention
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Naidu push for tech in Amaravati
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Former CID ASP arrested for 'custodial torture' of AP Assembly deputy speaker
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HC extends probe into AQIS Jharkhand case
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2 nabbed after brief encounter in city
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A trip to the hills, wish to see snowfall lead six to commit crime; all arrested
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