‘No caste, no religion’: Man tears sacred thread at Zubeen Garg’s cremation

Guwahati : In an unusual gesture at the cremation site of singer Zubeen Garg , a man publicly tore off his lagun, the sacred thread traditionally worn by Brahmins, declaring that he would live only as a human, beyond caste and religion.

Identified as Sun Bhagawati, the man, in his early thirties, said he was following the ideals of his idol, Garg, who had often described himself as “only human” and rejected labels of caste and religion.

“By birth, my caste is Brahmin. But I have no caste, no religion. We must live as humans. Here I break it,” Bhagawati said, before tearing off the thread in front of the cameras. He then threw it into a dustbin, adding: “People should live as humans only, not as Hindu-Muslims. Jai Zubeen Da. I will never wear it again.”

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