KILVENMANI MASSACRE A CASTE TERRORISM .25.12.2025.By Sivaji Ayyayi Ram.UT news.
Kilvenmani 1968 massacre is the main reason for introduction of Prevention of SC.ST attricities Act.1989 since High Court in 1975 relieved/aquited all the accused. Let us go with facts now. **Kilvenmani (Keezhvenmani) Massacre – 1968 Background and Legal Action** 1. What happened at Kilvenmani? Date: 25 December 1968 Place: Kilvenmani village, Nagapattinam district (then Thanjavur district), Tamil Nadu Victims: 44 Dalit agricultural labourers (men, women, and children) Perpetrators: Henchmen linked to upper-caste landlord groups Background Dalit farm labourers, many associated with leftist trade unions , demanded higher wages and basic labour rights. Landlords refused and used violence to suppress the movement. On the night of 25 December, Dalit families were chased and locked inside a hut , which was set on fire . 44 people were burnt alive , including women and children. This is one of the most brutal caste massacres in post-Independence India ...