Chennai, Jan 23 (BPNS)
Aalamelumangapuram in the outskirts of Vellore is tense after the poster of Tamil comedian, Santhanam was pasted on the name board of Adi Dravidar higher secondary school. The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), a Dalit political party has threatened to block the Chennai- Bengaluru highway.
The issue turned murkier as Santhanam is from the Vanniyar community and traditionally there has been a fight between the Vanniyar community and the Dalit outfits in Tamil Nadu.
VCK leaders and cadres tore the posters of Santhanam in the presence of a heavy police contingent. Sources in the VCK told BPNS that this was a deliberate move as everyone knew that Santhanam was a Vanniyar and that the poster was pasted on the Adi Dravidar school board to stir up communal tension.
Senior officers of the Police have reached the spot and police have commenced a probe into the incident.
It may be noted that in the national award-winning movie, Jai Ho there have been scenes in which the policemen beat a Dalit youth to death. There were agitations in Tamil Nadu stating that the movie was depicting the Vanniayar community in poor light.
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