The Tamilnadu Untouchability Eradication Front(TNUEF) has launched a massive picketing struggle with CPM in Gudiyatham Taluk office demanding resettlement of evicted dalits and muslims today morning(12.8.10).The struggle was lead by P.Sampath,State President of TNUEF and Latha MLA. All are arrested by the police .The already settled dalit people and muslims were forcibly evicted by the real estate owners.The District Administration earlier assured to take action on the evictors and arrange for resettlement but become a mute spectator. The TNUEF will carry forward the struggle till the effected dalits and muslims are resettled. The relevant video clippings can be accessed in the following links
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fjwL1iLnx0
also see the video clippings here
Initiatives like this blog give confidence for anti caste activists since main stream media is not giving enough space for struggles against caste discriminations. Most of the dailies do not give coverages for these agitations. Sometimes they even distort the reality colliding with vested interests. Even when they are forced to publish the news because of massive response to the agitations they cover them in local pages only. May some exceptions be there. So every activist has to strive hard to get right inputs and percolate it to the masses in whatever opportunities available to us. Shri P Esakkimuthu is doing excellent job. Congratulations. K SWAMINATHAN
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