Tamil Dalit leaders meet CM

Office-bearers of major Dalit organisations in Tamil Nadu interacted with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in his office here on Tuesday.

They included the Adi Tamilar Kakshi, Untouchability Eradication Front and Social Justice Kakshi. They presented Mr Vijayan with the Social Justice Fighter Award and praised his stance on issues plaguing the marginalised sections of society. They lauded his decision to appoint Dalits as priests and the use of mechanical devices, instead of humans, to clean sewage lines. The Dalit leaders included C. Venmani, U.K. Siva Jnanam, Aruchami and N. Paneerselvam.