Indian in UAE helped famed actress Sridevi's body come home
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}When famed Indian actress Sridevi died in the United Arab Emirates, a local compatriot helped get her body back home.
Ashraf "Sherry" Thamarassery, a 44-year-old man from Kerala who runs a mechanic's shop in Ajman, has become a ferryman of sorts for those who die here in the UAE.
From indebted laborers to the moneyed elite, Thamarassery has helped repatriate 4,700 bodies to 38 countries across the world.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Thamarassery told The Associated Press late Tuesday that he views it as a noble responsibility in this desert sheikhdom that draws so many so far from their homes, chief among them his compatriots.