Kerala floods: Tribal chief who refuses to leave the forest

Many members of Chola Naika, one of the last surviving forest hunter tribes of Kerala, have been moved to relief camps in the aftermath of floods.

But the head of the tribe, Cheriya Velutha, refuses to leave his ancestral home.

Produced by Pramila Krishnan and Kinjal Pandya-Wagh.

Filmed and Edited by Sharique Ahmad.

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