Caste factor ruled the roost

Rocked by the caste clashes in the mid nineties, Tirunelveli parliamentary constituency in the down south has its politics entwined around casteism.

Moreover the Muslim dominated communally sensitive area, Melapalayam, is in this constituency. Tirunelveli parliamentary constituency has only two Assembly segments - Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai in Tirunelveli district and the other four Assembly segments - Thoothukudi, Ottapidaram, Srivaikuntam and Vilathikulam in the nearby Thoothukudi district(more...)

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