Tamil Nadu News

New members to SC/ST Commission 2025

February 23 , 2025 11 hrs 0 min 41 0

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.