Scheduled Caste woman allegedly prevented from preparing food for schoolchildren in Karur district

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A Scheduled Caste woman, who serves arsenic a impermanent navigator nether the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme astatine the Panchayat Union Middle School successful Chinnareddiyapatti of Karur district, was allegedly prevented from doing her job.

In a ailment lodged with the Karur Collector, the cook, R. Nirosha, 35, of Ponnampatti, alleged that she was prevented from cooking erstwhile she went to enactment connected December 16.

Ms. Nirosha alleged that the headmistress had told her that caste-Hindu students were reluctant to devour meal cooked by her. Citing this, the headmistress insisted that she quit, failing which, she would beryllium removed from the job.

The headmistress besides said the fig of children attending the schoolhouse had reduced since her assignment astir 4 months ago, she alleged.

When Ms. Nirosha went to the schoolhouse the adjacent day, she recovered that a caller navigator had been appointed.

She past took up the contented with Sathya, Branch Manager of Mahalir Thittam successful Thogamalai. However, she refused to entertain her plea.

“The caste favoritism truly hurts me. I person been undergoing intelligence agony ever since I was asked not to navigator for the children,” Ms. Nirosha told The Hindu.

She said though she had submitted petitions to elder officials, including the Collector, she had not received immoderate relief.Following this, she lodged a ailment with the Thogamalai constabulary station.

Subsequently, a First Information Report was registered against Banumathi, headmistress of the school, and Sathya, nether the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, according to sources.

When contacted, a elder authoritative of the Mahalir Thittam said that caste-Hindu students had refused to devour the nutrient prepared by Ms. Nirosha. The schoolhouse authorities, who feared losing their students, had apprised her of this.

She was not removed from the job. Action had been taken to guarantee that she resumes work erstwhile the schoolhouse reopens aft the half-yearly holidays, the authoritative alleged.