Clashes erupt after Muslims oppose Dalit woman’s funeral procession passing through ‘their street’

[ThinkLogically]

http://www.opindia.com/2018/05/muslim-dalit-clash-tamil-nadu-funeral-procession/

As per a report in The Hindu, communal clashes erupted at Bomminaickanpatti village in Tamil Nadu’s Theni district, after objections were raised against the passage of a Dalit funeral procession through a Muslim street.

The said funeral procession was being taken through that street owing to the regular route being used up by another funeral procession. This led to some of its residents lodging a protest, which resulted in a minor clash.

It has been claimed that the town has had communal uneasiness ever since a portrait of Tamil Nadu politician Thol. Thirumavalavan was vandalised in April.

As per a report by Swarajya, a Dalit woman named Vanniammal had died on 24 April, following which her funeral procession was passing through the said street, when Muslim residents objected to it.

After a clash erupted, the police swung into action to pacify the two groups and even helped complete the funeral.

The village though has continued to simmer and on Saturday, fresh trouble broke out after a Muslim man was intercepted by some Dalits when he was going to his coconut farm by passing through their area.

After the Dalits asked him to change his route, fresh clashes erupted between the two groups where they attacked each other using sticks and stones. Later a mob entered the Muslim street and vandalised shops, houses by pelting stones. The report also claimed that vehicles too were set ablaze. All in all about 30 people are believed to have been injured in the clashes.

Seeing the deteriorating situation, the police cordoned off the village and deployed about 200 personnel to maintain peace. The entry of outsiders was restricted in the village, and the police even searched the locals when they tried to seek passage.

A case has been registered by the Jayamangalam police, and quite a few people are believed to have fled the region fearing police action.

This isn’t the only time clashes have broken out over processions passing through Muslim areas. We had reported last year how a Muslim mob had attacked a group of Kaanwariyas (devotees of Lord Shiva) for taking out their kaanwar yatra through ‘their area’.

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Halal Clash so no MSM reported this.

 

[war&peace]

If this is the whole, then I'm wondering why did they object to the passage of the funeral...Do Dalits make a lot of noise or what?

 

[Ocean]

This is what innocent dalits did despite the fact that they were able to carry the procession thru muslims street

More than 30 persons were injured, three vehicles were set on fire and two shops and household items in 50 houses of Muslims were damaged in a group clash between Muslims and Dalits at a village in Theni district following a dispute over the route that a funeral procession took. The injured are being treated in private and Government hospitals in Jayamangalam and Periyakulam.

According to the police, when Vanniammal, an aged Dalit woman, died on April 24, her relatives and friends decided to take out the funeral procession through Muslim Street in Bomminaickanpatti village near Periyakulam.


They chose the new route as there was another death ritual going on in their regular route. When the procession entered the Muslim Street, some residents protested and a minor clash followed.

The police pacified both sides and the Dalits managed to complete the funeral that day. Later, the village witnessed minor skirmishes between the two groups.

On Saturday morning, when Syed went to his coconut farm, a section of Dalits allegedly intercepted him and told him not to go through their area. Later, heated arguments between the two groups led to a clash in which they attacked each other with stones and sticks.

Meanwhile, an unruly mob entered the Muslim Street and threw stones on the houses and shops. Two shops, including a photo studio were destroyed, police the said.

A gang also barged into the houses of Muslims and damaged furniture, electronic gadgets and other items. Window panes of several houses were also damaged in stone pelting, police added.

Later, the mob set on fire a car owned by Mubarak Ali, a motorcycle owned by Murugan and an autoriskshaw owned by Ilangovan. Following this, the police cordoned off the entire village. More than 200 police personnel were deployed. Outsiders were not allowed entry. The local people were scanned before entering the village. DIG of Police (Dindigul Range) K. Joshi Nirmal Kumar and Superintendent of Police M. Baskaran inspected the village.

The Jayamangalam police have registered a case. Fearing a police backlash, several people have fled the village. The local people complained that both groups had been harbouring enmity after a portrait of VCK leader Thirumavalavan was damaged last month.

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Even hindu dalits dont let their terroristy nature go away

 

[lightoftruth]

This is secular riot and it hurts the imaginary dalit-muslim unity thus. shhshshshhhh.
Anyways couldn't hindus let few streets be declared sharia zones,this is outrageous ,poor muslims are getting suffocated everyday. **** modi.

 

[El Sidd]

wow

 

[James-bond]

Most riots in India are b/w Dalits and the people below their range ..... muslims.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Pathetic.. they should die or leave the religion of Islam!

 

[Thəorətic Muslim]

So oppressed people are fighting eachother... what else is new?

 

[baajey]

the muslims who initiated the scuffle must be from BJP

 

[Chhatrapati]

the muslims who initiated the scuffle must be from BJP

That'll be a first

 

[baajey]

That'll be a first

oppurtunists are everywhere.

 

[Politico]

Indians are such a stupid bunch of people, irrespective of religion.