16, Jun 2015

By Express News Service
Published: 16th June 2015 06:00 AM
THANJAVUR:Defying the diktat of a Kangaroo court not to employ Dalit labourers has led to the ostracisation of five caste Hindu families, including that of the village panchayat president of Kakkarai under Orathanadu taluk in the district.
The discriminatory order of the Kangaroo court came to light recently when the village panchayat president Akilandeswari lodged a complaint with police alleging that five families, including hers, had been ostracised for employing Dalit workers in defiance of a diktat of the parallel court.
Speaking to Express, Kumar, Akilandeswari’s husband, claimed the Kangaroo court order was the fallout of a temple festival row. “Recently, during a festival, the Dalits had taken out a kavadi. However, the caste Hindus objected to this and the matter was brought before the panchayat president, who said the Dalits had every right to participate in the festival, as they had been doing it for the past 11 years.