Melthundu: In Tamil Nadu, it is a cloth of protest, pride and justice. politics
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April 21, 2026
It is a piece of cloth, a gesture of respect among Tamils. But over the years, melthundu (“mel” meaning upper, “thundu” meaning cloth) has come to mean much more than that. Once banned by certain communities, later repurposed as a…