What the records say
- When
- 25 Dec 1968
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 44
- Coordinates
- 13.14° N, 79.60° E
- Description
- 1968 massacre in India
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Kilvenmani massacre
1968 massacre in Tamil Nadu, India
The Kilvenmani massacre was an incident in Kizhavenmani village, Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu state in India on 25 December 1968 in which a group of around 44 people, the families of striking Dalit village labourers, were murdered by a gang, allegedly led by their landlords. The chief accused was Gopalakrishnan Naidu.
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