SC/ST Commission initiates suo motu action against AIADMK IT wing leader

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Kovai Sathyan

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The Tamil Nadu State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has initiated suo motu enactment against AIADMK IT Wing in-charge Kovai Sathyan for definite remarks, which the Commission considered derogatory towards the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs).

During a treatment connected a tv channel, Mr. Sathyan reportedly said it was not existent that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) would lone impact SCs and STs. He allegedly made remarks mocking the “oppressed” and “suppressed.”

Chairperson of the Commission Justice S. Tamilvanan, Vice-President Imayam, and Member M. Pon Dhos said his remarks were highly condemnable. They directed the constabulary to registry a lawsuit nether the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and to taxable a study by 10 November 2025.

In the meantime, Mr. Sathyan said helium was atrocious if his remarks had wounded anyone.

Published - October 30, 2025 05:05 p.m. IST

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