Houses of 17 SC people were burnt during this period, while arsons in six houses of ST were reported. During the period, 7,569 SC and 2,378 tribals faced caste-based atrocities in the state.

According to data submitted by Union Home Ministry in Lok Sabha this February, Tamil Nadu recorded 1,274 cases of crimes against SCs in 2020, 1,377 in 2021, and 1,761 cases in 2022.

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The revenue officials issued notices to the encroachers of land providing access to more than four-century-old temple at Vettuvakkottai, Thiruvonam taluk, where the Scheduled Caste people used to ...