It was an injustice meted out to Devendrakula Vellalar and Paraiyar community people living in large numbers in the southern and northern Tamil Nadu, respectively, he added.

We are supposedly living in a secular country, notwithstanding Buddhism being the foremost religion sponsored by the state. And yet, when my friend and senior schoolmate, Mr. K.C. Nithiananthan was to ...

My recent study conducted in two regions in Jaffna namely Pungudutivu and Mallakam indicates that more than half of the population are from five oppressed caste groups such as Nalavar, Pallar, ...