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The Tamil Nadu authorities connected Wednesday announced that the Vaikom Award for Social Justice for the twelvemonth 2025 volition beryllium presented to Thenmozhi Soundararajan, a U.S-based Dalit civilian rights activist.
The State authorities instituted the grant successful the representation of the precocious societal reformer ‘Periyar’ E.V. Ramasamy for his relation successful the Vaikom Satyagraha, to honour individuals oregon organisations from different States who enactment for the payment of the marginalised communities and bring astir meaningful societal change.
According to a property merchandise Ms. Thenmozhi Soundararajan’s parents hail from Madurai district. She resides successful the U.S and actively campaigns for the rights of marginalised people. She is besides the laminitis of Equality Labs, a civilian rights organisation.
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin volition contiguous the grant which carries a currency prize of ₹5 lakh, a citation and a medal.
