Tamil Nadu dalit boy forced to prostrate before banner of vanniyar leader 'Kaduvetti' Guru

NAGAPATTINAM: Eight men were arrested in Tamil Nadu’s Nagapattinam district on Friday for forcing a 17-year-old dalit boy to prostrate before a flex banner of vanniyar leader 'Kaduvetti' Guru after the teenager had created a derogatory video about Guru and shared it on an instant messaging app. Police arrested the boy too.
The Thalaignayiru police arrested the eight people after a video of the boy being forced to prostrate before flex banner had gone viral. The incident happened in Vandal village on Thursday, according to sources.
In the video, a man who is leading the group explains to the gathering about the incident. He says, “We have been maintaining the spirit of brotherhood among (communities) in this Vandal village. This boy attempted to trigger communal violence by abusing the leader of 2.5 crore vanniyar people periya padaiyatchiyar Kaduvettiyar (Kaduvetti Guru). So, he is apologising for that. That’s it.”
The video also shows the man advising the boy not to trigger any communal violence in future and to take care of his education and family.
The police registered a case based on a complaint by the boy. They booked eight people seen in the video. The police booked the boy too as his derogatory video had triggered the incident. He was also arrested.
Nagapattinam superintendent of police G Jawahar told TOI that since the boy would be produced before a juvenile justice board.