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Survivor of honour-killing bid sacked for her remarks against Constitution
Kausalya, who survived an honour killing bid, was sacked by the Wellington Cantonment Board for her alleged remarks against the country’s Constitution, official sources said Saturday.
She was employed as a junior assistant at the board-- under the Ministry of Defence-- near Coonoor in Nilgiris district.
In an interview to a foreign news channel, Kausalya reportedly said she did not believe in the country’s Constitution and that it neglected Tamil Nadu on all fronts.
Three people had attacked Kausalya and her husband Shankar with sickles in public view near a bus stand in Tirupur district on March 13, 2016 allegedly at the behest of her father, who was opposed to their inter-caste marriage.
Shankar, a Dalit, died while being taken to the hospital while Kausalya, who hails from Dindigul district, survived with head injuries.
A video footage of the chilling attack had gone viral triggering public outrage in the state.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...onstitution/story-YDGyiYWlOdoYAtGfAc9MVP.html
“According to the Constitution, India has been considered a union, not a nation,” Kausalya said in a recent interview, according to The Times of India. “In that sense, how can this be called a nation ? Also, in the same regard, I cannot accept Tamil Nadu as a state. And Tamil Nadu has been neglected on all fronts by India.”
Wellington Cantonment Board Executive Officer Harish Varma alleged that Kausalya’s views constituted hate speech. “The board decided to suspend her from her duties till an inquiry is over,” he added. “She has been asked to submit an explanation in this regard to the board.”
Varma said that while Kausalya gave the interview in the first week of January, the board came to know of it only on Thursday. She was served the order the following day. According to The Hindu, the suspension order stipulates that Kausalya cannot work for three months.
“Above all, she should have been aware of service rules,” another board official told The Indian Express. “Further review of her suspension may lead to her termination from service too.”
https://scroll.in/latest/911843/tam...alya-suspended-for-alleged-anti-india-remarks
Kausalya, who survived an honour killing bid, was sacked by the Wellington Cantonment Board for her alleged remarks against the country’s Constitution, official sources said Saturday.
She was employed as a junior assistant at the board-- under the Ministry of Defence-- near Coonoor in Nilgiris district.
In an interview to a foreign news channel, Kausalya reportedly said she did not believe in the country’s Constitution and that it neglected Tamil Nadu on all fronts.
Three people had attacked Kausalya and her husband Shankar with sickles in public view near a bus stand in Tirupur district on March 13, 2016 allegedly at the behest of her father, who was opposed to their inter-caste marriage.
Shankar, a Dalit, died while being taken to the hospital while Kausalya, who hails from Dindigul district, survived with head injuries.
A video footage of the chilling attack had gone viral triggering public outrage in the state.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...onstitution/story-YDGyiYWlOdoYAtGfAc9MVP.html
“According to the Constitution, India has been considered a union, not a nation,” Kausalya said in a recent interview, according to The Times of India. “In that sense, how can this be called a nation ? Also, in the same regard, I cannot accept Tamil Nadu as a state. And Tamil Nadu has been neglected on all fronts by India.”
Wellington Cantonment Board Executive Officer Harish Varma alleged that Kausalya’s views constituted hate speech. “The board decided to suspend her from her duties till an inquiry is over,” he added. “She has been asked to submit an explanation in this regard to the board.”
Varma said that while Kausalya gave the interview in the first week of January, the board came to know of it only on Thursday. She was served the order the following day. According to The Hindu, the suspension order stipulates that Kausalya cannot work for three months.
“Above all, she should have been aware of service rules,” another board official told The Indian Express. “Further review of her suspension may lead to her termination from service too.”
https://scroll.in/latest/911843/tam...alya-suspended-for-alleged-anti-india-remarks
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