-The Hindu Most of the youth were working outside district when the attack took place With normality limping back to Dalit villages in Dharmapuri district, which witnessed a caste flare-up on Wednesday evening, the victims have alleged that an act of ‘systematic destruction’ of their properties and livelihood resources has taken place. The Dalit settlements of Natham, Kondampatti and Annanagar in Naikkankottai villages bore the brunt of mob fury following the suicide of...
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3 Dalit colonies face mob fury in Dharmapuri -R Arivanantham
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