A 23-year-old woman from the Malayali tribe in Yelagiri Hills (along Jawadhu Hills), Tirupattur district, has scripted history by becoming the first civil judge from her community.
V. Sripathy, who is a young mother, cleared the examination conducted by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) to achieve this feat. “I did my entire schooling in Yelagiri Hills before pursuing law. The idea to do a law course was to provide legal aid for the people of my community as they are not aware of their legal rights,” she said.
Among the praises that poured in for Ms. Sripathy was a congratulatory message by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. In a post on X, Mr. Stalin said that he was happy that she (Ms. Sripathy) attained such heights despite hailing from a remote tribal village.
