Tiruvannamalai man has given last rites to 3,610 unclaimed bodies
P Manimaran has buried unclaimed bodies across Tamil Nadu for 25 years and pays for every funeral himself.
P Manimaran, 40, of Thalayamballam village in Tiruvannamalai district recently buried a woman whose body had lain unclaimed for months at a government medical college hospital in Vellore, ETV Bharat reported on 1 November. He finished the hospital and police paperwork, bought garlands and other items, and held the burial at Paalatrangarai cemetery. In 25 years he has given last rites to 3,610 unclaimed bodies across the state, all at his own cost.
- Where
- Thalayamballam, Tiruvannamalai district; burial at Paalatrangarai cemetery, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
- When
- Reported 1 November 2026; service over 25 years
- Who
- P Manimaran, 40, social worker
- Source
- ETV Bharat
