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Caste slur at burial sparks protest in Erode
Over 100 activists demand action after Scheduled Caste members were humiliated during a funeral dispute in Tamil Nadu.
In brief
Over 100 activists demand action after Scheduled Caste members were humiliated during a funeral dispute in Tamil Nadu. More than one hundred BSP and progressive organisation members protested in Erode after Scheduled Caste people were allegedly humiliated during a burial dispute, demanding officials face charges under…
Ninety-year-old's burial becomes caste dispute
Chenni, ninety, died of age-related ailments on October fifth. When his family sought to bury him in Perumbali village's common burial ground, Backward Community members objected because he was Scheduled Caste.
SC members forced to fall at others' feet
Protesters alleged that members of the Scheduled Caste community were made to fall at the feet of others even as police and Revenue Department officials were present at the spot.
Over one hundred stage protest in Thingalur
More than one hundred members of the Bahujan Samaj Party and progressive organisations staged a protest in Thingalur near Erode on Monday, October twelfth, twenty twenty-six, demanding action against officials.
Seven charged under anti-atrocity law
A case has been registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act against seven persons involved in the burial ground dispute.
Protesters demand officials face accountability
Participants demanded that officials be held accountable under the Act for their alleged failure to prevent the humiliation.
Protesters urge untouchability declaration
The protesters also urged authorities to declare Thingalur and Madathupalayam village panchayats areas affected by untouchability following the incident.
What to remember
More than one hundred BSP and progressive organisation members protested in Erode after Scheduled Caste people were allegedly humiliated during a burial dispute, demanding officials face charges under anti-atrocity law.
