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Warning about the term ‘Chandala’
July 17 , 2024
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- The Tamil Nadu State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has issued an advisory to the State government to avoid employing the term ‘Chandala’.
- The Commission is issuing a warning against using the word ‘Chandala’ either to insult others or as a joke or on the political stage.
- It has recommended that those who use it be booked under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
- ‘Chandala’ is listed in Code No. 48 in the List of Scheduled Castes in Tamil Nadu.
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