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New members to SC/ST Commission 2025
February 23 , 2025
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- Noted writer and Sahitya Akademi Award recipient Imayam alias V. Annamalai has been named the Vice-Chairperson of the Tamil Nadu State Commission for SC/ST.
- S. Selvakumar (Coimbatore district), S. Ananda Raja (Thanjavur), M. Pon Dhous (the Nilgiris) and P. Ilanchezhian (Tirunelveli) were the other members of the Commission.
- Ilanchezhian has been re-nominated to the council.
- The members of the commission have three-year tenure.
- The State government has constituted the commission under the provisions of the Tamil Nadu State Commission as per the SC/ST Act 2021.
- It appointed a retired Madras High Court Judge S. Tamilvanan as Chairperson.
- Its role is crucial in public seeking remedy for violations of rights under the Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955 and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
- It also investigates negligence in preventing such violations by a public servant.
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