Madras High Courts' order allowing temple entry won’t change caste reality, say Dalits of Melpathi
1 month ago

Madras High Courts' order allowing temple entry won’t change caste reality, say Dalits of Melpathi

New Indian Express  

VILLUPURAM: Calling the Madras High Court order on Thursday permitting people from any caste to offer worship at the Shri Dharmaraja Draupati Amman Temple “delayed justice”, many Dalit residents of Melpathi village said the order “does not change the caste reality.” Speaking to TNIE, a 43-year-old resident said the court upheld democracy, but the reality as we know it is different. It is only a matter of time before a bigger, stronger mob of caste Hindus humiliate and physically assault us if we enter the temple again,” the villager said. During a festival on April 7, 2023, four SC residents — K Kathiravan, his brother, mother and sister — were physically assaulted and verbally abused by caste Hindus for trying to enter the temple. The latter claimed that allowing the SC residents to enter would “pollute the temple’s holiness”.

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Madras High Court says no caste can claim ownership of temple, can be ‘managed by all devotees’
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Madras High Court says no caste can claim ownership of temple, can be ‘managed by all devotees’

Live Mint  

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Caste-Based Temple Administration Not A Religious Practice, Cannot Be Protected Under Articles 25, 26 Of Constitution: Madras High Court
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Live Law  

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Caste groups cannot claim exclusive right to administer temples, Madras High Court rules
3 weeks, 4 days ago

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The Hindu  

Different caste groups may follow different ways of worshipping a deity but members of no caste group can claim that a temple belongs only to them and therefore, only they have an exclusive right to administer it, the Madras High Court has ruled. Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy held so while dismissing a writ petition filed by C. Ganesan of Maraparai …

Madras HC Orders Reopening Of Temple In Villupuram Sealed Over Caste Conflicts, Asks Govt To Act In Case Of Law & Order Problems
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Live Law  

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New Indian Express  

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Seven booked for denying temple entry to Dalits
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New Indian Express  

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Madras High Court on Palani Temple Entry: Non-Hindus cannot be allowed beyond certain areas.
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Madras High Court on Palani Temple Entry: Non-Hindus cannot be allowed beyond certain areas.

The Hindu  

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Tamil Nadu Today | Temple entry of non-Hindus restricted by Madras HC
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The Hindu  

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Madras High Court Frowns at Widow Being Denied Entry into Temple
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Madras High Court Frowns at Widow Being Denied Entry into Temple

News 18  

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Tamil Nadu: High Court frowns upon temple's decision to deny entry to widows
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Tamil Nadu: High Court frowns upon temple's decision to deny entry to widows

India TV News  

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In MP’s Khargone district, Dalit woman stopped from entering temple, priest held
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In MP’s Khargone district, Dalit woman stopped from entering temple, priest held

Hindustan Times  

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Karnataka: After Two-Year-Old Dalit Toddler Enters Temple, Authorities Fine Family Rs 23,000 To Purify Temple
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ABP News  

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Attack on Dalits: Madras High Court asks Collector, SP to respond
7 years, 4 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Govt against lifting of prohibitory orders in Dharmapuri
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Govt against lifting of prohibitory orders in Dharmapuri

India TV News  

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