What the records say
- When
- 30 Jun 1997
- Kind
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 10.10° N, 78.36° E
- Description
- Caste-related violence against Dalits
1997 Melavalavu massacre
Caste related violence against Dalits
The 1997 Melavalavu massacre refers to the murder of a Panchayat President of the village and six other men of the Dalit community by dominant caste members in Melavalavu, Madurai on 30 June 1997. The men were hacked to death after some dominant caste members refused to accept a Panchayat president from the Dalit Community.
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