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Last rites and alarm bells will not be drowned out by good vibes.

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They wanted to rap along to Drakeo hits like “Flu Flamming” and “Impatient Freestyle” as though they were sacred rites — which to many, they were.

They always need to be on call because, according to Muslim rites, a burial must be organised within a few hours of someone's death.

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The family is now urging both the federal and state governments to ensure his body is repatriated to India so that they can perform his final rites.

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"I used to say to her, when I die I want you to perform my final rites," he said in an interview with BBC.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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