http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-01/coimbatore/29608202_1_vck-gounders-caste-identity
Court notice to VCK chief over his book
TNN, Jun 1, 2011, 06.43am IST
COIMBATORE: A judicial magistrate court on Tuesday issued summons to
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi president Thol Thirumavalavan, writer
Meena Kandasamy and a Kolkata-based publishing house for allegedly
changing historical facts related to Ponnar and Shankar, two figures
revered in Tamil Nadu.
In the crossfire is the English translation of a collection of the VCK
leader's speeches, Uproot Hindutva: The Fiery Voice of The Liberation
Panthers, published by Samya, in 2004.
M Loganathan (38), an advocate from Nanje Goundanpudur near
Thudiyalur, has claimed that Kandasamy who translated the book
erroneously stated that Ponnar and Shankar, two figures revered by the
kongu vellala gounder community as deities, are dalits. "Kongu vellala
gounders community people worship Ponnar, Sankar as Annanmar Swamy,"
said M Loganathan.
The petitioner has claimed that the depiction of Ponnar and Shankar as
dalits will lead to caste tension. "There is no historical evidence
citing the brothers were dalits. But there are numerous evidences
asserting their caste identity as vellala gounders," Loganathan said.
Magistrate LS Sathiyamurthy said though caste was an artificial factor
invented to cause social discrimination, the concerned petition could
be taken into file since the deities were worshipped by certain caste
members in western Tamil Nadu and a wrong depiction might lead to
tension in the region. The court has accepted the petition under
sections 153, 153 (A), 505(2) and (3) of the Indian Penal Code. The
respondents have been asked to appear in person before the court on
July 1.
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