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Cadre of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) from Sikkapoovathi panchayat staged a protestation extracurricular the Krishnagiri collectorate connected Wednesday (September 24, 2025), alleging favoritism from the ascendant caste and registration of “false PCR cases” against their assemblage men.
According to the protesters, members of the Kongu Vellalar Gounder assemblage had denied the Vanniyar assemblage the close to worship astatine the Mandu Mariamman temple successful the village. Following this, different affected villagers had moved the court. The tribunal ordered opening the temple to everyone for communal worship.
However, according to PMK, the temple was kept unopen allegedly to support the Vanniyar assemblage retired of the temple.
They besides alleged that implicit 35 men from the Vanniyar assemblage were charged nether the Prevention of Atrocities Act connected the accusation that they had razed an past temple that was worshipped by Adi Dravidars.
The enactment members attested the camaraderie betwixt Vanniyars and Adi Dravidars for generations, and denied the allegation stating that they had cleared a onshore that was littered with garbage and determination was nary aged temple. There are deliberate attempts to make a wedge betwixt the 2 communities successful the panchayat who lived amicably, said 1 of the protesters.
