44 dalits, who were torched alive in 1968, remembered
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Trichy: The 49th anniversary of ‘Venmani Martyrs Day’ was observed on Monday, remebering the sacrifice of 44 people from the dalit community, incuding women and children, who were burned alive by their landlord for demanding higher wages.
Members of the general public and political leaders paid floral tributes at the memorial site of the martyrs in Keezhvenmani village, near Nagapattinam.
Paying homage to the deceased, CPM state secretary G Ramakrishnan said that his party would continue to work hard for ensuring the rights of farmers.
The Keezhvenmani massacre took place in the night of December 25, 1968, at Keezhvenmani village in the erstwhile Thanjavur district.
As many as 44 dalit agriculture workers, who were staging a stir demanding higher wages, were forcibly locked in a hut and torched alive by the landlord.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Trichy: The 49th anniversary of ‘Venmani Martyrs Day’ was observed on Monday, remebering the sacrifice of 44 people from the dalit community, incuding women and children, who were burned alive by their landlord for demanding higher wages.
Members of the general public and political leaders paid floral tributes at the memorial site of the martyrs in Keezhvenmani village, near Nagapattinam.
Paying homage to the deceased, CPM state secretary G Ramakrishnan said that his party would continue to work hard for ensuring the rights of farmers.
The Keezhvenmani massacre took place in the night of December 25, 1968, at Keezhvenmani village in the erstwhile Thanjavur district.
As many as 44 dalit agriculture workers, who were staging a stir demanding higher wages, were forcibly locked in a hut and torched alive by the landlord.
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