Kuppanapuram village, is in Ottapidaram Taluk, Thootukudi district. In this village, in 1993, Anganwadi building was constructed during the Panchayat Presidentship of Sowrnagiri Kollamaadan. By the year 2005, the anganwadi roof top was damaged and it was repaired haphazardly without due consideration about the safety of the children. Anganwadi sent repeated complaints to the higher officials requesting them to repair the roof top. But the negligent primary school administration offials, have not responded to the request. The Panchayat president sent a complaint to the District Collector to draw his attention in this regard, but in vain. On 19/08/09, around 2.55pm, Perumalsamy went to receive his son who was sent to the anganwadi. As he was getting inside the building, the roof top started falling on the students. He immediately pulled the mat on which the children were sleeping. He managed to save three children, but roof top fell on Sivaraj and he was grievously injured due to this accident. He was rushed to the Pasuvandanai Primary Health Centre. But Sivaraj succumbed to the injury and died. District Collector and RDO failed to visit the place of incident. District Administration and District School Administration started the blame game to evade the responsilbility.

Nirmala (44) is the mother of Jonathan against whom a missing case has been registered in Saroornagar PS for going away with Jyothi.  Nirmala is working as Vice Principal of Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Dilshuknagar. On 18^th Aug ’09 around 5.30pm she returned to her house and by that time she saw a crowd of people outside her house including Yadaiah the father of Jyothi and his brother Eshwaraiah. They forcibly searched her house and took away her certificates along with Jonathan’s certificates and threatened her to say the where about of their daughter.  Since then they have been often coming to her house. A woman constable came to her house on 19^th August 2009 and took her to Saroornagar Police Station. She was warned by the SI, kept in the PS until 9.30 pm.

Again on 20^th August 2009 a woman constable came along with 6 other girls the relatives of Jyothi searched the houses of Nirmala, her sister and father. On 21^st August Nirmala approached SHRC seeking protection.  An order was issued by the SHRC not to trouble her.

On 11^th September four men came to Nirmala’s house and demanded the whereabouts of her son, threatened her of dire consequences and left away. Again on 12^th September Yadaiah his wife and Eshwaraiah came to Nirmala’s house, called her out and forcibly dragged her into an auto. They took her to an unknown place. Four other men followed the auto on two wheelers. They dragged her out of the auto. Eshwaraiah took an iron rod and beat her up. Wife and mother of Yadaiah also beat her with sticks. Later she was taken to a house and kept there till afternoon of 13^th September 2009. They threatened her of dire consequences and not to reveal to anyone, they also said “atleast the body of the late CM was available, but her body will not be available” and later handed over her in Saroornagar PS. The SI threatened her for approaching SHRC and was detained in the PS until 8 pm.  Out of fear she could not reveal to police what has happened to her. Due to all this continuous harassment Nirmala has gone into traumatized conditions. She approached DSS seeking justice.

Pathivela Sharon Kumari (22) SC Madiga is the daughter of George Paul, resident of Kundurusavaram, K.Gangavaram Mandal of East Godavari. Sharon was studying intermediate. George Paul is Pastor and runs a church in his village. He got in touch with K.Gangavaram OC by cast in a revival meeting.  He invited him to his place. Simeon Raju came to K.Gangavaram and settled in the house of George Paul. He developed intimacy with Sharon and they both fell in love. Having come to know the affair George Paul tried to get her married to his brother-in-law’s son. Having come to know her affair they rejected the proposal. As her menstrual periods have stopped, Sharon approached the doctor and has come to know that she was pregnant. Sharon went out of the house on the pretext of going to her aunt’s house. On the same day George met Simeon on the way to Rajamundry. Simeon met Sharon on the way and took her to Parthipadu and got her aborted. Later Sharon went back to her home. Since then he avoided Sharon. Later George caught hold of Simeon and got married to his daughter in the presence of the caste elders. Simeon requested not to reveal to any one until his sister’s marriage is over. After some time George sent the marriage photos to the parents of the Simeon through caste elders. Simeon’s parents sent him out of the house. Simeon returned back to his in law’s house took Sharon and started living in Draksharamam. Sharon was twice aborted as her husband did not take proper care. For the third time when she became pregnant her parents took her to their house on the advice of the doctor. Simeon stopped coming to Sharon since she was 5^th month pregnant. George went to Simeon’s house and his parents offered water to him. When he has revealed that he was the father of Sharon, they threw away the glass and send him out. Later Simeon took her and stared staying separately in his place. Often he used to beat her and demanded her for much dowry. As Simeon was looking for other alliances George Paul approached the S.I of K. Ganagavaram. The S.I questioned his parents and they agreed to take Sharon to their house but until now they have not taken her.

Tamil Nadu government in the name of Industrial development grabbing the Dalit lands jeopardizing their livelihood, housing and decent standard of living. SIPCOT is planning to acquire the lands of Dalits from 8 villages namely Mettur, Muppilievatti, North Parumbur, South Parumbur, Mel Lakshmiapuram, South Avarangaadu, Mel Meenakshiapuram, Keel Meenakshiapuram, Mel Subramaniapuram. Industrial development in these region will lead to pollution of drinking water, depletion of ground water resources, and dumping of industrial wastes. This will have huge impact on the health aspects of these villagers. But some influential sections are making false propaganda that industrial development will leads to good road facilities, transport facilities and employment opportunities.  Food security will be disturbed if the agricultural lands are diverted for industrial purpose. Government is acquiring the lands belongs to Dalits excluding the lands of dominant caste hindus. This discriminatory approach of the SIPCOT is under condemnation by the Dalit Solidarity groups working for the land and housing rights of the dalits in this region.