Kuravar community representatives petition TN SC/ST Commission for unification of caste names

The Kurinjiar Samuga Neethiperavai, who met retired Madras High Court Judge and Chairman of the Tamil Nadu State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Justice S. Tamilvanan recently, submitted a petition seeking unification of caste names nether a azygous title. Commission Members S. Selvakumar and M. Ponthosh were contiguous during the meeting.

The petition urged the Commission to consolidate each sub-groups of the Kuravar community, which are presently listed nether antithetic names crossed aggregate caste categories, into 1 recognised sanction to debar disorder successful issuing assemblage certificates. It besides sought the deletion of 27 telephone names from the Denotified Communities (DNC) list, including Aathur Melnaattu Kuravar, Uppukuravar, Thappaikkuravar, Injikkuravar, and Vathuvarpatti Kuravar.

According to the petition, members of the Kuravar assemblage are listed nether the Scheduled Tribes database arsenic Malaikuravan (Sl. No. 24), nether the Scheduled Castes database arsenic Kuravan and Sithanar (Sl. Nos. 24 and 36), and nether the DNC database with 27 telephone names. This aggregate classification has caused administrative difficulties for much than 4 decades, preventing members of the assemblage from easy obtaining caste certificates.

The petition recalled that successful 2006, past Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi had sent recommendations to the Central Government to resoluteness the issue, but the connection has remained pending for 19 years. The representatives requested the Commission to instrumentality steps to guarantee azygous designation of the assemblage and expedite enactment connected the pending recommendations.

Those who took portion included M. Jegannathan, sounder, and N. Sebastian, State president, Kurinjiar Samuga Neethiperavai; M. Sundararajan, Additional Superintendent of Police (Retd.); D. Sankaran, Superintendent of Police (Retd.); and R. Dhanasekaran, Additional Superintendent of Police (Retd.).

Commission Members S. Selvakumar and M. Ponthosh were contiguous during the meeting.