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The document discusses the police killing of 6 Dalits in Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu during a memorial event for Immanuel Sekaran, a Dalit leader who fought against caste oppression. There is a history of conflict between Dalit castes like Devendirars and dominant castes like Thevars in the region. The memorial event had been gaining popularity, causing hostility from Thevars. In the days before the event, a Dalit youth was killed by Thevars and memorial posters were torn down. On the day of the event, police op

Author

Parthasarathi Muthukkaruppan

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EN