: Tamil Nadu: Dalit village assistant falls at the feet of upper-caste man, inquiry ordered #IndiaNEWS An investigation has been ordered after a video on social media showed a Dalit village assistant,

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Tamil Nadu: Dalit village assistant falls at the feet of upper-caste man, inquiry ordered #IndiaNEWS
An investigation has been ordered after a video on social media showed a Dalit village assistant, Muthusamy, in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore district falling at the feet of an upper-caste man, The Times of India reported on Saturday.The incident took place on Friday in Annur Taluk when a local, 38-year-old K Gopalsamy, went to Odderpalayam Village Administrative Officer Kalaiselvi’s office to check some land documents. Gopalsamy is a resident of Gobirasipuram near Pogalur. When he got into an argument with Kalaiselvi, Assistant Officer Muthusamy intervened.“He [Gopalsamy] abused the village assistant by using his caste name when Muthusamy intervened and asked him to calm down,� an official told The Times of India. “Muthusamy then slapped Gopalsamy, who forced the former to prostrate before him.�According to reports, the video online showed Muthusamy apologising to Gopalsamy as he was always respectful to caste Hindus. Gopalasamy accepted his apology, saying that he too had made a mistake, India Today reported.But on Friday night, Gopalasamy filed a complaint seeking action against Kalaiselvi and Muthusamy, The Times of India reported. “Gopalsamy said his father’s property was transferred to the latter’s elder brother without his knowledge,� a police officer cited his complaint as saying. “It was when he questioned the VAO about this that Muthusamy slapped him.�Coimbatore District Collector GS Sameeran formed a...Read more

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