Villupuram Member of Parliament D. Ravikumar has written to T.N. Law Minister S. Regupathy urging him to take immediate steps to end caste-based discrimination in prisons in Tamil Nadu.
Referring to a news report published in The Hindu on February 29, 2024, Mr. Ravikumar, in his letter to the Minister, pointed out that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had taken serious note of discrimination of prisoners based on their caste and religion, assigning them duties accordingly.
Terming this practice unconstitutional, the MHA had written to Chief Secretaries of all State and Union Territories, including Tamil Nadu, urging them to ensure that their jail manuals do not contain any discriminatory provisions, he said.
