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Thirumavalavan seeks legal safety for SC/ST Act
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Wednesday led a protest demonstration against the Supreme Court’s guidelines to protect public servants and private employees from arrests under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and demanding that the Act be placed in the ninth schedule of the Constitution which protects the law from challenges against it in the Supreme Court.
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Speaking at the demonstration, he said the state governments are not implementing provisions of the act properly and the Supreme Court’s guidelines would paralyse the act.
The Centre must immediately appeal against the guidelines which encourage casteists and would pave way for increase in attacks on Dalits. He also welcomed the Supreme Court judgment against honour killing.
He also accused the state BJP unit of supporting their party in Karnataka without any concern for the people of Tamil Nadu. The state should file a contempt petition against the Union if it failed to set up the Cauvery Management Board in a day, he said. He also announced that he would lead a protest against Sterlite Industries in Thoothukudi on April 1.
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