Dalit officer’s car ‘cleansed’ with cow dung on retirement

NDTV
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Thiruvanthapuram, 15 April 2011:  Kerala is a state that is known for its high literacy rate and social awareness and so when a senior Dalit government officer found cow-dung sprinkled over his furniture and even inside his car, reportedly as a part of ’cleansing ritual’ on retirement, it was shocking for many.

 

55-year-old A V Ramakrishnan has petitioned the Kerala Human Rights Commission.

 

In his complaint, he said the ’cleansing’ was done as he was a Dalit and demanded strict action against the perpetrators.

The officer said a section of the employees were behind the incident as they bore a grudge against him for his uncompromising stand.

 

"This is not only an offence against an individual like me but also the community which I belong, I will not leave things half way, I will pursue it to the end," Ramakrishnan said.

 

The human rights commission has now asked the Secretary of Taxes to submit a detailed report on the incident by May 7.