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One of India's oldest tribes dying of hunger

FORBIDDEN FRUIT Policies designed to protect the country's rapidly disappearing tree cover have been devastating for the Sabars, who have no livelihood outside of the forest

AP , AMLASOLE, INDIA

"We are concerned with the situation," said West Bengal's top elected official Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya.

That's not enough for the people of Amlasole.

"Let the ministers come and live with us for some time and let them see what we eat," said an angry Kailash Munda, a local politician. "They never come here, so how will they know about our lives?"

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