R. Chinnakuruvaan (50), resident of Anupparpalayam, Sathumugai PO, Sathiyamangalam Taluk, Erode district, belongs to Dalit Arunthathiyar community. He is working as daily wage farm labour. Anupparpalayam village is home to 205 families of dominant caste hindu Nayakkar community, 50 families belongs to dominant caste hindu Kounder community, 35 Dalit Arunthathiyar families and 15 families of Dalit Paraiyar community. On 13/09/09, Rangammal belongs to Paraiyar community died and the relatives of the deceased were preparing the Paadai (a small vehicle to carry the dead body) near the Annamaar Temple belongs to Arunthathiyar community. Hence Chinnakuruvaan and other Arunthathiyar community raised objections to this, saying this is the place where children play. Since the temple is near to this, they asked Paraiyars to prepare the Paadai in the home of the deceased. Paraiyars reported this objection to the Selvaraj Nayakkar, resident of Anupparpalayam and a dominant caste hindu Nayakkar, who is the autocratic leader of the village. Again they brought the dead body and were preparing the Paadai. So Arunthathiyars raised objection to this and tried to prevent them from doing. Hence Paraiyar community people told that they got permission from Selvaraj Nayakkar and asked them to enquire with Selvaraj. After a while Selvaraj, came to the place of incident to enquire about this. When Chinnakuruvaan lead the Arunthathiyars to the place, Selvaraj who could not tolerate the assertion of Aruthathiyars, on seeing Chinnakuruvaan verbally abused him, saying “sakkili son of prostitute, mother fucker, how dare you question my authority?. Then he beaten Chinnakuruvaan with the coconut stick on his eye brow and kicked him at his hip. Chinnakuruvaan sustained severe injury near his eye and blood was gushing out of the wound. Due to this injury, he fainted and his relatives came to his rescue and gave medicine to his wound. Then Selvaraj’s son took him to the private hospital for treatment.

The next day (14/09/09), as the pain persist, Chinnakuruvaan was admitted in the Gopichettipalayam government hospital and was receiving treatment for the next 6 days as a inhouse patient. On knowing this atrocity, SI and DSP, visited the hospital and investigated about the commission of atrocity, then file a case under the PoA Act. Later the perpetrator was arrested in this regard.

Meenakshi (37) w/o Palanisamy, resident of MGR Colony, Ayyampalayam, Palladam Taluk, Tiruppur district, belongs to Dalit Arunthathiyar colony. Dalits of MGR colony, is completely surrounded by dominant caste hindus. Since most of the Dalit families are engaged in daily wage farm labour, their livelihood is completely dependent on the dominant caste hindus. They don’t have proper road facilities and no burial ground for them. Meenakshi who is a shepherd, used to rear her goats in the poromboke lands next to farm lands of Moorthy Kounder and Nayakkars farm land. On 12/09/09, while she was rearing her goats in the  poromboke land near to Nayakkar land, as she slept for a while, her goats went inside the farmland of Moorthy Kounder and grazed his land. On noticing this, Moorthy Kounder who was infuriated, came with a wooden log and verbally abused Meenakshi saying, “you Sakkili prostitute, how dare you allow your goats to graze over my land?. He immediately started beating her with the wooden log over her hands, shoulders and over her stomach. Escaping from the onslaught, she went to her village and reported this to her villagers. Hence some of Dalits of the village, namely Shanthi, Karunaiammal, Eashawari, Lakshmi, Maila and Ammani, went to Moorthy’s farm land to enquire about the assault. He again boastfully told that he will beat any one who allow their goats to graze his land. Due to their dependence on the dominant caste hindu kounders, all returned with humiliation. During the evening Meenakshi was taken to the Palladam Government Hospital by a private vehicle. As the Palladam Hosptial staffs asked them to register the complaint first and then to come for medical treatment. With the help of social activist Swaminathan, they filed a complaint with the Palladam Police Station. Then she was admitted in the Tiruppur Government Hospital for medical treatment. She received treatment for 10 days and returned home. Palladam Police Station, gave a acknowledgement for the complaint received, but failed to take action against the complaint and to arrest the perpetrator.Due to this negligence, Adi Tamilar Peravai staged a protest against the police Administration and sought the arrest of the perpetrator. Hence on 12/10/09, FIR was registered against the perpetrator, but the police were negligent to take action Moorthy Kounder.

Later this case was CLOSED as MISTAKE OF FACT by DISTRICT VIGILANCE AND MONITORING COMMITTEE.

Anna Nagar in Kovilpatti town of Thoothukdui district, is home to nearly 40 Dalit Arunthathiyar families. But in the interior of Anna Nagar, dominant caste hindu Devar community people are in majority. As the Dalits Settlements is found in the entrance to the Anna Nagar, devar community people has to go by the Dalit settlements to reach their neighbourhood. Dalits whose houses are established in both side of the road, they are frequently intimidated by the devar community youths. Devar youths rode their bike in maximum speed and have no concern for the safety of the dalit children. If the Dalits park their bi-cycle outside their houses on the road side, the Devar community youths will kick them down. Even after repeated complaints to the village elders and to advise their community youths, this menace has not stopped. Hence Dalits made a speed braker in the road. But Kaliraj and other caste hindus, raised objection to this and asked the Dalits to remove the speed braker. On 12/09/09, Kaliraj and 2 others came in his bike at full speed and about to dash a dalit elderly person. Hence the Dalit youths stopped him and objected to his speedy ride. Kaliraj boastfully told that they will ride as their wish and the dalits should not question us. Kaliraj verbally abused them saying, “Sakkilis how dare you stop us and question? and he brought a sickle to attack dalit youths. In retaliation dalit youths brought sickles in defence. Dalit youths filed a complaint against Kaliraj and 2 other perpetrators. The caste hindus filed a false counter complaint against 15 dalit Arunthathiyars. But the elders in the village and the Dalit Human Rights Defender Vijay kumar pacified and brokered a compromise between both community youths.