Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi president and Chidambaram MP Thol. Thirumavalavan on Tuesday pointed to the increase in cases of violence against Dalits in 2021, as per the data published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), and charged that the previous AIADMK government and its administrators aided violence against the Dalits.
He urged Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to take cognisance of the lethargic attitude of the Police Department in investigating cases of atrocities against Dalits and take appropriate steps.
In a statement, Mr. Thirumavalavan said 1,144 cases had been recorded in 2019, 1,274 atrocity cases were filed in 2020 and 1,377 cases were recorded in 2021. “In 2021, 53 Dalits were killed and attempts were made on the lives of 61 Dalits. In 2020, Tamil Nadu was fifth when it came to atrocities against Dalits. Now, Tamil Nadu stands seventh,” he said.
