Video of Dalit govt employee falling at caste Hindu’s feet triggers protest in Coimbatore
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A video of a Revenue Department staff, a Dalit, falling at the feet of a caste Hindu in Ottarpalayam village in Annur taluk has triggered protest and outrage after the video went viral.The video shows
A video of a Revenue Department staff, a Dalit, falling at the feet of a caste Hindu in Ottarpalayam village in Annur taluk has triggered protest and outrage after the video went viral. The video shows Ottarpalayam thandalkarar, Muthusamy falling at the feet of a caste Hindu, identified as Gopinath, to apologise for what he had spoken against the latter. In an audio clip doing the rounds, Mr. Muthusamy explains that Mr. Gopinath had taken objection to what he spoke when the latter intervened to prevent a verbal duel between the village administrative officer and Mr. Muthusamy. As he wanted to avoid an escalation of the issue, Mr. Muthusamy said, he intervened and also apologised as he was always respectful to caste Hindus. Mr. Gopinath had gone to the village administrative officer’s office to sort out an issue concerning a title deed.More Related News