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FIRST, Yashpal Singh Rathore's marriage was delayed by his future in-laws, who, like most Indians, ran short of cash after Prime Minister Narendra Modi banned the country's largest currency notes in November.
Then the 29-year-old lost his job when the ensuing cash crunch hit demand for motorcycles and scooters sold by the company where he worked, Hero MotoCorp Ltd. After that, the prospective in-laws refused to let the wedding go forward until he found another job.
"So I lost my job and I lost my marriage," he said in an interview at a protest, where he shouted slogans with more than 100 red-flag waving workers let go by Hero.
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