Upper caste Hindus lock temple after Dalit entry
Express News Service
First Published : 18 Mar 2010 04:56:00 AM ISTLast Updated : 18 Mar
2010 06:50:12 AM IST
MANDYA: Tension gripped Kanahalli village in Mandya taluk, a day after
Dalits entered Chanakeshva Temple to participate in the Ugadi festival
on Tuesday.
Upper caste Hindus have reportedly locked the temple.
Dalits have been denied entry into Chanakeshva Temple — which falls
under the Endowment Department of the state government — for
generations.
On Tuesday, a few people from Dalit communities entered the temple and
offered prayers to the local deity.
A Few hours later, upper caste Hindus locked the temple.
Their representatives stated that Dalits had 'defied the sanctity of
the temple'.
Recently, in a peace meeting chaired by Mandya MLA M Srinivas,
upper-caste Hindus had agreed to allow Dalits into the temple. In
turn, the Dalits had agreed to withdraw a police complaint against
members of the upper castes who had assaulted Chandru, a Dalit, for
touching an idol during a procession on March 13.
Incensed by the attack, Dalits had 'threatened' to enter the temple.
They had also launched a protest against caste discrimination in
hotels and lodges in Mandya district. With the temple locked and amid
preparations for an elaborate 'cleansing' of the temple, threat of a
caste clash looms large over Kanahalli village.
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