There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent - Mahatma Gandhi The fact that parents are a child’s biggest blessing needs no glossy elucidation. However, at least four times last week Tamil Nadu woke up to reports of sexual horrors or physical torture meted out to children — either by parents or others in connivance with parents. This points to the deficiency of safety mechanisms to avert such crimes.
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