DALIT CHRISTIANS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE SC LIST

Tamilnadu Untouchability Eradication Front (TNUEF)has given a call to stage protest struggles
throughout Tamilnadu urging the Central and State Governments to take urgent steps to make amendments in the Law to include Dalit Christians as recommanded by the Commission headed by Justice Renganath Misra. In Tutixorin, a massive Dharna was organised by the Tuticorin District Unit of TNUEF before the BSNL Office on 6.5.2010 by 5.00PM.Com P.Esakkimuthu,District Convener of TNUEF presided and Bhisop Jebachandran of CSI and Rev.Asworld Victor General of Tuticorin Diocesan Roman Catholic were in the Chair. Com M.N.S. Venkataraman,State Secretariate member of CPI(M) delivered the open speech followed by K.Kanagaraj,District secretary of CPI(M), M/s James Wilfred(Christhavar Valvurimai Iyakkam),Rev,Fr.Amaldoss,Rev.Fr.Veni Ilankumaran,Ugin(Tamil Pandit)Pastor Gipson, T.Kumaravel(CITU), Puviraj(DYFI), Sekar(AIIEA)K.S.Arjunan(CPM) Jeyamurugan(BSNLEU) . Com Russel,one of the State secretary of CITU and Lobour Trustee of Tuticorin Port Trust finally spoke .Rev Fr.Sundary Mynthen of Christhavar Valvurimai Iyakkam thanked the participants..Relevant Photos can be seen in the link:http://onuntouchability.blogspot.com/2010/05/photoes-of-dharna-on-dalit-christians.html and relevant video can be seen in the link:http://onuntouchability.blogspot.com/