K Balakrishnan 
Tamil Nadu

CPM office attack: Ensure safety for inter-caste couples, urges Balakrishnan

The CPM office at Reddiarpatti was on Friday evening was vandalised over inter-caste marriage as the parents and relatives of a girl, who got married to a boy, who hails from Arunthathiyar community, objected to it

DTNEXT Bureau

MADURAI: After the recent attack on CPM office in Tirunelveli, its state secretary K Balakrishnan on Monday urged the State government and the Department of Police to take stern measures against caste-centric forces.

The CPM office at Reddiarpatti was on Friday evening was vandalised over inter-caste marriage as the parents and relatives of a girl, who got married to a boy, who hails from Arunthathiyar community, objected to it.

Citing these, Balakrishnan urged the State government should ensure safety and job security for inter-caste marriage couples.

If the government did not come forward, then the CPM would offer them safety.

Meanwhile, he also appealed to all political parties to pay attention to inter-caste marriages for justice to prevail in society.

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