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Untouchability has ended completely after constitutional prohibition.

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The above statement is false.
The foundation of the caste system was the discrimination and exclusion of marginalised people. They were made to suffer under the terrible custom of untouchability. The Indian Constitution forbade any kind of caste-based discrimination and established the framework for measures to undo the injustices of the caste system. However, caste still exists in modern-day India. Even now, most marriages occur inside a caste or tribe. Despite the constitutional prohibition, untouchability still exists. Advantages and drawbacks from centuries past are still being felt now. The caste groups that had access to school under the previous system have also made great strides toward obtaining contemporary education. Naturally, those groups that were either denied access to education or were forbidden from receiving it have fallen behind.
The correct statement is untouchability has not ended entirely, even after constitutional prohibition.

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