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Upper caste Hindus lock temple after Dalit entry Express News Service First Published : 18 Mar 2010 04:56:00 AM ISTLast Updated : 18 Mar 2010 06:50:12 AM IST MANDYA: Tension gripped Kanahalli village in Mandya taluk, a day after Dalits entered Chanakeshva Temple to participate in the Ugadi festival on Tuesday. Upper caste Hindus have reportedly locked the temple. Dalits have been denied entry into Chanakeshva Temple — which falls under the Endowment Department of the state government — for generations. On Tuesday, a few people from Dalit communities entered the temple and offered prayers to the local deity. A Few hours later, upper caste Hindus locked the temple. Their representatives stated that Dalits had ‘defied the sanctity of the temple’. Recently, in a peace meeting chaired by Mandya MLA M Srinivas, upper-caste Hindus had agreed to allow Dalits into the temple. In turn, the Dalits had agreed to withdraw a police complaint against members of the upper castes who had assaulted Chandru, a Dalit, for touching an idol during a procession on March 13. Incensed by the attack, Dalits had ‘threatened’ to enter the temple. They had also launched a protest against caste discrimination in hotels and lodges in Mandya district. With the temple locked and amid preparations for an elaborate ‘cleansing’ of the temple, threat of a caste clash looms large over Kanahalli village. ------------------------------------ ---- INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to [email protected], OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to [email protected] TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to [email protected] OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
