SEREMBAN: Today is the Tamil new year of Chittirai Puthandu. But instead of performing special prayers and making food offerings at temples, Hindu mother S. Deepa will spend it with her nine-year-old daughter, away from other family members.
The mother of two said she felt empty as her six-year-old son was not with her to celebrate the occasion.
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