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“There are still situations of cleaning of human excretion and wastages by humans themselves in Tamilnadu”, the comment by N.M. Kamble, Vice-Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes and his further assertion of having photo evidence during his visit to the state on Feb.18 was sure to have disturbed the DMK supremo, K.Karunanidhi, whose government he boasts of implementing various welfare schemes for the upliftment of Adi Dravidas. And this was proved when Karunanidhi released in a hurry in a statement questioning the genuineness of Kamble’s complaints, adducing his state principle of not using human to clean the savages and excretion and his government’s buying of machines for such works. Also he assured to bring the “groundless” complaints to the notice of the Prime Minister.

Whose is true, and to find out this are conducted Surveys. Evidence, a Madurai-based NGO, conducted a survey in certain parts of the State to check the impeccability of the statements of Kamble. The results of the survey came in a horrible ways bringing to light with photos and corroborating Kamble’s complaints. And didn’t come for Karunanidhi’s rescue. What is pathetic is that of the 303 surveyed, who are doing such works, almost half of them allow their sons and daughters to come after their footprints. Also, it is cruel to know that they are often made to be subject of torment, on the basis of profession and caste.


A real upliftment of a community starts with the societal change. That, in a world of scientific advancements and technological developments, scenes such as cleaning of human excretion and savage water by humans themselves remain unchanged is really a hard-to-digest fact. Will Karunanidhi, who calls himself a relative of Dalit (தலித்களின் சம்பந்தி) consider this?