Fight against graft gains currency


A man displays the new 2000 Indian rupee banknotes after withdrawing them from State Bank of India in Agartala, India November 11, 2016. REUTERS

India’s fight against corruption, tax evasion and counterfeit money has rocked the country. Much of the world is praising the effort, but in the poverty-stricken interiors, life just got harder.

THERE’S a story going around on social media. A beggar died on the streets of Chennai in south India. No big deal. It happens every day.

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