"There is, however, a remarkable abhorrence,among the Santals, of the Mohammedans, whom they call Turuk, a term which carries a connotation of contempt. According to their tradition, the sojourn of the Santal ancestors in ‘the corrupt and defiled land’ of the Muslims was attended with such grave harassment that contact with Muslims must be avoided. ... the Santals of Pangro, likemany other Santals elsewhere, however, do not accept food from these Muslims."
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Joseph Troisi , Tribal Religion: Religious Beliefs and Practices Among the Santals, 247 also quoted in Indigenous Indians: Agastya to Ambedkar (1993) 227ff
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