Sankar Salvady
School Children posing in front of Welcome Board to their Village
Location: Gautamapuri (near Ambas), Tirunelveli Dist, TN, India
The board reads the following:
Gautamapuri (Name of the village)
Liberation Tigers (Caste based Party in Tamilnadu)
Mr.Thirumavalavan (Leader of the party)
Paraiyar Association ( Paraiyar is a caste designated as 'scheduled caste' in tamilnadu )
Welcomes You !
Paraiyar is designated as 'Scheduled Caste' in Tamilnadu. They face discrimination in TN especially by a Caste Mukkulathor ( Thevar/Kallar/Maravar) designated as 'Most backward class' and there is a fierce rivalry and frequent clashes between them in South Tamilnadu. Mukkulathors are more dominant, affluent, and politically influential; hence Paraiyars faced the brunt of this rivalry. This discrimination led to the rise of quite a few leaders in Tamilnadu who mobilized the people of these SC communities and promised to protect their interests. Prominent among these leader are : 1) Dr.Krishnasamy 2) Mr.Thiramalavan. 3) Mr.John Pandian.
The good news is that in the last decade there were not many clashes between these castes but its an uneasy calm.
Gautamapuri village has a Paraiyar majority population and hence the above welcome board could exist without any damage.
School Children posing in front of Welcome Board to their Village
Location: Gautamapuri (near Ambas), Tirunelveli Dist, TN, India
The board reads the following:
Gautamapuri (Name of the village)
Liberation Tigers (Caste based Party in Tamilnadu)
Mr.Thirumavalavan (Leader of the party)
Paraiyar Association ( Paraiyar is a caste designated as 'scheduled caste' in tamilnadu )
Welcomes You !
Paraiyar is designated as 'Scheduled Caste' in Tamilnadu. They face discrimination in TN especially by a Caste Mukkulathor ( Thevar/Kallar/Maravar) designated as 'Most backward class' and there is a fierce rivalry and frequent clashes between them in South Tamilnadu. Mukkulathors are more dominant, affluent, and politically influential; hence Paraiyars faced the brunt of this rivalry. This discrimination led to the rise of quite a few leaders in Tamilnadu who mobilized the people of these SC communities and promised to protect their interests. Prominent among these leader are : 1) Dr.Krishnasamy 2) Mr.Thiramalavan. 3) Mr.John Pandian.
The good news is that in the last decade there were not many clashes between these castes but its an uneasy calm.
Gautamapuri village has a Paraiyar majority population and hence the above welcome board could exist without any damage.