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Protest in Nagapattinam against Denial of Road Access to Dalit Family

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A Dalit family in Seerkali Taluk, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, was denied road access to take the body of its member to the cremation ground.

The CPI(M), along with alliance partners Makkal Nalak Koottani (MNK) protested to remove this roadblock after which the police and revenue officials were forced to clear the road for the family to pass.

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Posted on: 30 January 2016

 

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