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[ZESTCaste] Periyar birth anniversary celebrated

http://hindu.com/2010/09/18/stories/2010091851040300.htm

Tamil Nadu

Periyar birth anniversary celebrated

Staff Reporter

KARUR: Cadre and leaders of the Dravidian parties celebrated the birth
anniversary of social reformer and founder of Dravidian Movement
Periyar E.V.Ramasamy Naicker here on Friday.

On behalf of the DMK, former MP K.C. Palanisamy, party district
organiser Nanniyur G.Rajendran, town secretary S.P.Kanagaraj, and
others garlanded the statue of Periyar at Thirumanilayur and offered
floral tributes.

The AIADMK cadre led by Karur MLA and party district secretary
V.Senthil Balaji and others offered floral tributes to the portrait of
Periyar.

Dravidar Kazhagam cadre led by the district president M.K.Rajasekaran
garlanded the statue of Periyar at Thirumanilayur, while district
president of the Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam Dhanapal and others offered
floral tributes to the statue of the late leader.

Nagapattinam

Periyar's birth anniversary celebrations were observed by cadres of
various parties here on Friday. Floral tributes and garlands were
placed on Periyar statues across the district. A.K.S.Vijayan, MP,
garlanded Periyar's statue here in Nagapattinam. Similarly, cadre of
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Dravida Kazhagam paid floral tributes to
Periyar in Vedaranyam. Meenakshi Sundaram, chairperson, Vedaranyam
Municipality, S.K.Vedarathnam, MLA were among those, who paid tributes
to the Dravidian ideologue.

Pudukottai

The DMK cadre, led by Kavithai Pithan, former MLA, garlanded the
statue of Periyar in the town on Friday. Members of DMDK, led by the
district secretary, N.Jahir, cadre of PMK led by district secretary,
Dharani Ramesh and the members of the Dravidar Kazhagam, led by the
district secretary, Arivoli, paid homage to the late leader.

Perambalur

The district president of the Dravidar Kazhagam, Arumugam and the
district secretary of the DMK, P.Doraisamy, led a silent procession in
the town and garlanded the statue of Periyar at the old bus stand.
M.Rajkumar, MLA, was among those present. Members of the DPI and
Peridyar Dravidar Kazhagam also garlanded the statue of the late
leader.

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit students seek security - Protection sought from TRS

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyderabad/dalit-students-seek-security-220

Dalit students seek security

September 19th, 2010

DC Correspondent

Hyderabad, Sept. 18: Dalit students of the Osmania University have
asked the police for protection from TRS-affiliated student
organisations and upper caste students.

Students leaders of SC, ST, BC and minorities took out a huge rally on
Saturday to protest against the TRS and its affiliated groups for not
allowing a Dalit student to speak during the "Telangana Student Self
Respect Meet" held on Friday.

The OU inspector of police, Mr B. Anjaiah, said "We have received the
petition of Dalit students who have requested for security from the
upper caste students,"

Dalit students alleged that there voices were silenced in the meet and
as they took out the rally, they were facing threats from the
TRS-affiliated student groups.

JAC member Mr Nagam Kumaraswamy, said "Visaradhan, the only Dalit
research scholar who was supposed to speak during the meet was asked
to stop his speech within four minutes. They insulted him. It is an
insult to all Dalit students. These are attempts to see that the voice
of the downtrodden is not heard in the movement. So we have sought
security from the police from TRS and associated groups."

The petition was signed by Dalit student leaders like M. Bhaskar,
Upender, Ravi and 15 others. Mr B. Sudarshan of the OU Scholars
Association said, "We were asking that the movement should be run
independently. Visaradhan was about to say on the dais that the symbol
chosen by TRS was against the feelings of Dalits. They have chosen the
symbol of Kakatiya Kalathoranam which was a victory symbolof Pratapa
Rudrudu. Why can't the symbol be of Gaddelu of Sammakka andSarakka?"

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[ZESTCaste] 83 dalit families face boycott over mining

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/visakhapatnam/83-dalit-families-face-boycott-over-mining-244

83 dalit families face boycott over mining

September 19th, 2010
DC Correspondent

Srikakulam , Sept. 18: The collector, Mr N. Srikanth, and the
superintendent of police, Mr Sanjaykumar Jain, visited the famous
Bhuddist Shrine Shalihundam, in Gaara mandal in the district, on
Saturday to take stock of the situation, where as many as 83 dalit
families faced social boycott by village elders belonging to sarpanch
G. Bhaskar Rao.

According to information, the two groups had earlier clashed over sand
mining issue, which ignited again, and the upper caste villagers of
sarpanch group, have imposed a social boycott by cutting power and
water supply to those families since Thursday night, which came to
light only on Friday. The irate villagers even tried to attack the
police who rushed to the village, and 16 persons, including the
sarpanch, were arrested in this regard.

Some dalit sanghams have complained about the matter to the State
Human Rights Commission, which directed both the collector and the SP
in a fax message on Saturday to visit the village immediately and to
send a detailed report. Mr Srikanth and Mr Sanjaykumar Jain, spoke
with the two groups and warned that severe action would be taken if
anybody tries to take law into their hands. The dalit victims told the
collector that the government had given 70 acres of land to them, and
the villagers were illegally transporting sand damaging their fertile
lands. They asked the officials to immediately stop illegal sand
mining. The collector assured that it would be done.

A police picket was also posted in the village to monitor law and
order from time to time. Later in the evening on Saturday, the revenue
divisional officer, Mr N. Satyanarayana, and the DSP , Mr Panasa
Reddy, went to the village and held a 'peace meeting' with all
villagers. The RDO asked the villagers to restore peace and to
safeguard the self respect' of dalits of the village.