1. Leaders flay Tirunelveli caste violence
The Leader of Opposition and AIADMK’s general secretary, Edappadi K. Palaniswami deplored the attack, robbery and urination upon two young men of the Scheduled Caste community near Thachanallur in Tirunelveli district. Earlier yesterday, six persons were arrested over the incident that took place on October 30.
“This has proved that caste atrocities are taking place in an unprecedented way after the DMK came to power [in May 2021],” Mr Palaniswami alleged in a post on his social media handle (X). Tamil Nadu Congress Committee’s legislature party leader K. Selvaperunthagai also condemned the incident.