Thursday, December 19, 2013
Kanchipuram dist. - Walajabad - Chitiyampakkam village. Dalit youth Dinesh Kumar (23) was murdered last night (18.12.13) at the petrol bunk he was working. The murderers came in as customers, woke him up & attacked with sickles, he died on the spot. Dalits informed us about an issue took place 2 months back involving school students of colony & Rajakulam village. Some of the Dalit students were taken to an isolated place and beaten up vanniyar gang and Dalit youth retaliated.
Martyr Dhinesh Kumar played a important role in mobilizing Dalits of his colony against Vanniyar atrocities. His body was then taken to Kanchipuram dist. govt. hospital. Upon information Liberation Panthers reached the hospital & organised protest. Panthers met the SP demanding immediate arrest of killers and file cases under SC/ST atrocities act (before we reached police had filed cases under normal sections). SP understanding their is ground for our demands and cases were then filed under SC/ST atrocities act.
Martyr Dinesh Kumar funeral took place in his Cheri. Kanchi. dist sect annanSu Ka Viduthalai Chezhiyan & dept. sect. akka Indira Ambedkarvalavan, State command representative for Kanchi Aiya பாசறை செல்வராஜ்took part in it.
Protest demanding justice to martyr Dinesh Kumar has been announced for 21.12.13 in front of kanchipuram dist. collector's office.
Info & pics : Kanchi Vck - Paruthikulam Mathi Aadhavan.
Source :: Joshua Isaac