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Tholasampatti villagers boycott Dalits
Express News ServiceFirst Published : 31 Jan 2010 03:52:00 AM ISTLast
Updated : 31 Jan 2010 06:50:03 AM IST
SALEM: Untouchability Week is being celebrated by the district
administration, but communal harmony continues to remain elusive at
Tholasampatti where a temple car was burnt down on January 25.
Tholasampatti Dalits, who left the village after violence broke out in
the area after the temple car was set ablaze, returned on Saturday but
social boycott against them continues.
Shops in Dalit areas, owned mainly by the Vanniyar community, remained
shut for the fifth day. Vanniyars, the intermediary caste in the area
who form the second largest population, have joined hands with the
Mudialiars who form the minority caste but are at loggerheads with
Dalits.
As ration shops and the primary school are located in the
Vanniyar-dominated area, Dalits complain of inaccessibility.
As the stalemate continues with continuing social boycott, police have
been posted in the area. The revenue department is likely to call
another peace meeting in two days in which rights sought by the Dalits
are likely to be negotiated, said official sources.
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