India, Oct. 12 -- Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju has shared a deeply moving video that has left social media users emotional. The clip shows an elderly woman weeping beside a Peepal tree she had planted two decades ago, mourning its loss after it was cut down. Sharing the video on Instagram, Rijiju wrote, "Very heart-wrenching scene. An elderly woman weeps bitterly after Peepal tree she planted 20 years ago is cut down. I'm told this was in Chhattisgarh. Humans are attached to trees."

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The minister's post struck a chord with thousands, highlighting the deep emotional ...