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Dear Friends,
Please respond immediately to this UA on MINOR DALIT [UNTOUCHABLE] GIRL COMMITS
SUICIDE,
DUE TO TEASING BY UPPER CASTE TEACHER.
With Best Wishes
Subramanian
MANITHAM
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MANITHAM'S URGENT APPEAL:
MINOR DALIT [UNTOUCHABLE] GIRL COMMITS SUICIDE, DUE TO TEASING BY UPPER CASTE TEACHER
Mr.S Marimuthu, his wife Mrs. M Sivanammal belongs to Dalit [Untouchable]
community. Mr. S Marimuthu staying and working abroad - Saudia Arabia and Mrs. M
Sivanammal residing at Kuruvikkulam [via] panchyat, Alankkulam PO, Vapangkulam Village, Sankarankoil
Taluk in Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India.
Brief Discription:
Mr.S Marimuthu, his wife Mrs. M Sivanammal's daughter Miss M Rama Lakshmi aged
about 15, studing 10th standard in Kamavar Govt. Higher Secondary School in
Kazhugu Malai, Kovilpatti Taluk in Thoothukoodi District, Tamil Nadu, India.
On 17-11-2003, Mrs. Kasturi, the School Teacher belongs to upper caste
community, caught the student Miss M Rama Lakshmi, while copying in the exam.
The student was immediately undressed by the teacher Mrs. Kasturi and scold her
with vulgar words such as, 'SC Mundai' etc. in front of other students. Due to
this agony & teasing, the student Miss M Rama Lakshmi mixed poisonous grinded
seed - Arali seed, in the food and consumed on 18-11-2003, the next day of the
incident. Later, coming to know this consumption, the family members &
neighbourhood admitted the girl in Kovilpatti Govt. hospital in Thoothukoodi
District, Tamil Nadu. On 19-11-2003,even after treatment by the doctors, the
student Miss M Rama Lakshm died.
Police personel conditioned to Mrs. Sivanammal, mother of the expired girl, to
sign in blank papers for the receipt of the body from hospital/police
authorities. The police have not filed any case against this.
MANITHAM received information that Mrs. Kasturi - the teacher, to safe guard
herself from this fault, has acquired medical certificate from a doctor that she
was bed riddened on the incident day. It is said that the teacher is purposely
very strict with the dalit students and due to this, already two dalit student
has been expired, which has not been focused to the world earlier.
Action requested:
In 1989, Indian govt. passed the Prevention of Atrocities Act, which delineates
specific crimes against Dalits.
Government of India acceded to UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on
11-12-1992. According to article 2 of this Convention,
"...respect and ensure the right....each child within their jurisdiction without
discrimination of any kind, irrespective of the child's or his or her parents or
legal guardian's race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other
opinion, national, birth or other status".
In the above narrated incident, harm & humiliation, sexual harassment forced
the minor girl to consume the noxious substances. Even after death, the police also
has not willing to file a First Information Report [FIR] under this Act, comes
from caste-bias.
Urging you to take immediate step on this Discrimination against Dailts & minor
girl.
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Please send a letter, fax or e-mail to:
1. Shri. A.P.J. Abdul kalam, President of India, Rashtrapathi Bhavan, New Delhi
- 110001 INDIA
Tel: +91 11 23015321 /Fax: + 91 11 23017290 / 23017824 /E-mail:
presidentofindia@rb.nic.in
2. Shri Justice A S Anand, Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission of
India, Sardar Patel Bhawan
Sansad Marg, New Delhi - 110 001,INDIA
Tel: +91 11 2 334 0891 / 2334 7065 /Fax: +91 11 2 334 0016 /E-Mail:
chairnhrc@nic.in
3. a] Member Thiru S.Sambandham 56, Karunanithi Road, Saligramam, Chennai -
600093
Tele(o):28114407 Tele(r):23760686
b] Member Thiru Justice S. Thangaraj Plot No. 2239, AF, 6th Street,
11th Main Road, Anna Nagar, Chennai - 600040 -Tele(o):28114405
4. Ms. Hina Jilani,Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the
Situation of Human Rights Defenders
c/o OHCHR-UNOG,1211 Geneva 10, SWITZERLAND
Fax: +41 22 917 9006/
- Office of the High Commissioner for Human
Rights, United Nations Office at Geneva
1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Fax: + 41 22 917 9022
E-mail: tb-petitions@ohchr.org
5. Honourable Governor,Thiru P S Ramamohan Rao,Chennai,Tamil Nadu
E-Mail : governor@tn.nic.in
6. Honourable Chief Justice,Thiru B Subhashan Reddy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
E-Mail : hcourt@tn.nic.in
7. Dr. J. Jayalalitha,Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamilnadu, Fort
St.George,Chennai,
Tamilnadu, India,
Fax no:- 044- 8258101,
E-Mail :cmcell@sec.tn.gov
8. Tmt. Lakshmi Pranesh IAS, Home Secretary, State Government of Tamilnadu, Fort
St. George,
Chennai, Tamilnadu,
Phone : 25671555 (O), 24912601 (R)
Fax : 25672304
E-Mail : cs@tn.gov.in
9. Thiru K. Rajaraman, IAS, District Collector, Collectorate,Thoothukudi-628101
Phone : O : 0461-2340600
R : 0461-2320050
Email : collrtut@tn.nic.in
Fax : 0461-2340606
10. Superintendent of Police, THOOTHUKUDI
Phone :0461-234 0200
11. Superintendent of Police, TIRUNELVELI
Phone : 0462-257 9911
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MANITHAM,
COIMBATORE - 641 026
TAMIL NADU
Phone : 0422-3112315
Email :
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