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Thirumurugan Gandhi, coordinator of the May 17 Movement, on with 10 persons from Kodiyakarai, connected Tuesday condemned the alleged favoritism and caste-based atrocities faced by the residents belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) successful the Anna Nagar locality of Kodiyakarai, Nagapattinam district. He was addressing mediapersons astatine the Chennai Press Club.
“Kodiyakarai has been a tract of persistent caste-based unit for its SC residents. They are denied introduction into colony temples, their jobs are taken away, wedding halls made unavailable, among different things,” helium said.
M. Kandasamy, 27, narrated however helium was allegedly assaulted by ascendant caste members 2 months ago, and nary due enactment had been taken by the police. “More than 20 persons from our colony person been harassing us, including the erstwhile municipality panchayat president, due to the fact that of our identity. We are denied basal entree to hairsbreadth salons and beverage is served successful abstracted tumblers astatine the section beverage shops. We are going done terrible intelligence suffering successful summation to unemployment and carnal violence,” said R. Loganathan, 40, a nonmigratory of the locality.
V. Tamilarsan, 23, who won a State-level bookfair logo plan contention and received an grant from School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi astatine the 2023 Thanjavur Book Festival, said helium was denied support to show a hoarding celebrating the accomplishment successful the locality, a regularisation imposed lone for its SC residents.
“If the District Collector and constabulary proceed to stay negligent astir these caste-baste atrocities successful Kodiyakarai, we volition organise a monolithic protest,” Mr. Thirumurugan added.
Members of the Tamilaga Makkal Jananayaga Katchi and Viduthalai Tamil Puligal Katchi were present.
