A Fact Finding Team comprising of civil rights activists from Tamilnadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh will visit Paramakkuti

A FACT FINDING TEAM IS TO VISIT RAMANATHAPURAM AND MADURAI DISTRICTS

A Fact Finding Team comprising of civil rights activists from Tamilnadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh will visit Paramakkuti, Madurai and other places in Ramanathapuram and Madurai districts of Tamilnadu where seven dalits are killed in police firing on September 12. Though prohibitory order under section 144 is promulgated in this area, the Madras High Court Madurai bench has issued an order today to the Ramanathapuram district collector to consider favourably our letter seeking permission to visit the places.

The team members are:

Prof. A. Marx, People’s Union for Human Rights (PUHR) , Chennai

Ko. Sugumaran, Federation for People’s Rights, Puduchery

G. Metelon George, NCHRO, Kerala

Karthic Navyan, Advocate, Andhra Pradesh

Prof. Ramesh, NCHRO, Karnataka

Adv. Rajni, PUHR, Madurai

Kutti Revathi, Poet, Chennai

M. Sivagurunathan, PUHR, Thiruvarur

Adv. A. Mohammed Yousuf, NCHRO, Madurai

B.S.Hameed, SDPI, Madurai

Adv. Thai. Kandasamy, Dalit Cultural Academy, Thiruthuraipoonti

Ravi, PUHR, Kalpakkam

Er. Doraikannu, Neyveli

The team will visit the places on 18^th & 19^th Sept. And will meet the relatives of the victims as well the district officials. The Fact Finding Team’s report will be released to the press 20^th Sept. at Madurai on 20^th Sept.

September 16, 2011 Prof. A. Marx, Organiser, PUHR, Tamilnadu

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