Recently, the district of Pudukkottai in Tamil Nadu was in the news when the District Collector paved the way for Dalits to enter a temple.
Recently, the district of Pudukkottai in Tamil Nadu was in the news when the District Collector paved the way for Dalits to enter a temple. However, another brutal incident of caste atrocity also took place in the area – human feces being mixed in the drinking water tank of Dalits. Their response and the intervention of the local administration and the MLA led to higher authorities taking action. The Chief Minister referred to the incident in the Assembly and said a committee had been formed to look into the issue. NewsClick brings you the ground report from Pudukkottai.