Among the cases of caste-based discrimination in urban spaces that Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front’s (TNUEF) B Sundaram won’t forget easily is that of Chandrashekar. The high school teacher and his wife from Chengalpet had worked hard to buy a […]
Residents of a Dalit colony in Indra Nagar in Koodankulam, Tirunelveli district, have alleged that their homes were vandalised by Caste Hindus on Friday night. They say that the alleged act was done in retaliation for the police complaint filed […]
Krishnayapalem farmers decry atrocities cases against Scheduled Castes The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) National General Secretary Nara Lokesh has condemned the “high-handed behaviour and arm-twisting tactics” of the State Government to allegedly suppress the Amaravati farmers’ agitation against the arbitrary […]
From denying permission for the president of the panchayat to hoist the national flag to denying them chairs during the meetings, these caste based atrocities are varied and numerous. By Neelambaran A Dalit panchayat. Tamil Nadu, even though known for […]
CHENNAI: The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has asked the Tirupur district collector and the superintendent of police (SP) to file a detailed report on a dalit family being forced to vacate a house. The commission took suo motu cognizance […]
The Sundakadampalayam panchayat president has been accused of having had a role in the abuse, which included dragging the man to the police station with allegations of sexual harassment. M Kumar (36) is the only Dalit in a neighbourhood full […]
Sources said that the trio, belonging to a caste Hindu community, killed the couple after they reprimanded a group of youth for teasing their 32-year-old daughter. ERODE: A couple, belonging to a Dalit community, was stabbed to death in the […]
The audio tapes were allegedly released by a suspended party activist from Sridevi’s constituency, Sandeep, who even alleged threat to his life from the MLA. VIJAYAWADA: With a series of audio tapes purportedly with her voice making the rounds, YSRC […]
COIMBATORE: Less than a year after an ‘illegal’ wall in Nadur near Mettupalayam collapsed, claiming 17 lives, construction work for rebuilding the structure is nearing completion. This time, the owner of the property, Subramaniam, has secured permission from the municipality. […]
Madurai: They were denied the right to hoist the national flag at government events, prevented from sitting on the panchayat president’s chair, stopped from entering panchayat office, from performing their duties and hurled casteist abuse. Listing out the various harassments […]
