Govt. has failed to protect the rights of Dalits, says Ramadoss

PMK founder S. Ramadoss on Friday criticised the Tamil Nadu government for allegedly not doing enough to protect the rights of Dalits.

A case in point, he said, was an incident in which cow dung was thrown into a water tank meant to supply potable water to the Scheduled Castes in Sangam Viduthi Panchayat in Pudukkottai district.

In a statement, he said that the ‘Dravida Model’ government had failed to curb such inhuman and condemnable acts.

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“In the last 18 months, Tamil Nadu has witnessed incidents of human faeces and cow dung being thrown into drinking water tanks. In particular, it is done in schools and at places where the Scheduled Castes live. This is worrying. The Tamil Nadu government has failed in its duty to prevent these

In the last 18 months, Tamil Nadu has witnessed incidents of human faeces and cow dung being thrown into drinking water tanks

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acts,” he said.

Dr. Ramdoss said that it had been 17 months since a similar incident took place at Vengaivayal, but the police had failed to identify and punish those responsible.

“This is the reason why such deplorable incidents are taking place again and again. The Tamil Nadu government should take steps to arrest those responsible for the Vengaivayal incident,” he said.

The PMK leader said that the act of throwing cow dung into the drinking water tank on Kuruvandaan Street in the Sangam Viduthi panchayat was as deplorable as the Vengaivayal incident.

“We are all human beings. This is an unpardonable act. The government should immediately nd out who was responsible and punish them according to law,” he said.