Villupuram: A controversy erupted after CCTV footage of a Dalit revenue assistant S Muniappan (30) falling at the feet of DMK councillor R Ramya, who belongs to the MBC community, and asking for "apology" at the Tindivanam Municipal Commissioner's office in Villupuram on Wednesday went viral.
The Tindivanam police have registered a case under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against five persons, including Ramya, her husband Marur Raja, Ravichandran (husband of the municipal chairperson), Kamaraj and Birla Selvam.
In his complaint to the Tindivanam Deputy Superintendent of Police, Muniappan said, “On August 29, I was looking for a file sought by the Municipal Commissioner when Ward 20 councillor Ramya entered the room and spoke rudely to me when I could not find the file. During the argument that followed, Ramya threatened me for speaking against her.” Following this, Ramya complained to the commissioner about Muniappan’s “misbehaviour” and the commissioner sought a written complaint to take action against him.
However, by 4 pm on the same day, Ramya, along with her husband Marur Raja, Ravichandran and others, called Muniappan to the commissioner’s chamber to resolve the matter, the complaint states. At the meeting, Ravichandran and Ramya allegedly threatened Muniappan with termination from his job and demanded that he apologise to Ramya.
Courtesy : Hindi News