The New Indian Express ·
Madras HC seeks report on plea over caste violence in Kansapuram
MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday sought a report from the state government on a PIL filed seeking measures to prevent caste-based violence against oppressed community people in Kansapuram village in Virudhunagar.
The litigant V Periyasamy, an advocate and resident of the village, stated in his petition that nearly 350 families belonging to the Devendrakula Vellalar community and 2,300 persons belonging to the dominant community are residing in the above village. During marriages and other auspicious functions, the members of the Devendrakula Vellalar community carry ‘seer varisai’ (gift articles) through the public pathway, by bursting crackers and beating drums, etc.
Since the pathways are predominantly inhabited by dominant community members, the former are allegedly subjected to caste-based insults and criminal intimidation, among others, Periyasamy claimed.
