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Question
Who says this to whom and why?
“But is it right, my son, to keep mum and not say what you consider just and fair?”
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Solution
Jumman’s aunt said this to Algu. She had gone to Algu for help but Algu had politely refused her plea. He did not want to go to the panchayat because Jumman was his friend and he could not go against him.
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