Tamil Nadu shopkeeper arrested for practising untouchability
2 years ago

Tamil Nadu shopkeeper arrested for practising untouchability

Hindustan Times  

A shopkeeper in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur was arrested and his shop was sealed after he was caught practising untouchability. A video went viral on social media platforms where a shop owner refused to sell petrol to a man under the pretext of a rule where selling items to members of a particular caste was barred. The alleged shop owner in the video, Veeramuthu, was arrested by the police under several sections of the SC/ST Atrocities Act. A panchayat meeting was reportedly conducted on November 28 where the villagers decided to not sell products or avail services in places ranging from tea stalls to barber shops to members of the scheduled caste. The member of Parliament from the state’s Vilupuram constituency, D Ravikumar, wrote to the state SC/ST commission following the incident and urged strict action against people practising untouchability in the state.

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News 18  

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