Due To Caste - Woman Panchayat Leader Made To Sit On Floor For Meeting
The woman seen in the photograph of the President of the Therku Thittai village panchayat and belongs to the Adi Dravida community, a Scheduled Caste. Source: NDTV A photograph showing an elected woman panchayat leader sitting on the floor during a meeting she ought to preside over - while others sit on chairs - has sparked outrage in Tamil Nadu and exposed deeply entrenched discriminative practices in the southern state. The District Collector in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore, where the incident took place, has suspended the panchayat's secretary for failing to inform the authorities and has ordered a probe. The woman seen in the photograph that was widely circulated on social media is the President of the Therku Thittai village panchayat and belongs to the Adi Dravida community, a Scheduled Caste. She was elected to her post - a reserved seat - last year. "Because of my caste the Vice President does not let me preside over meeting. He did not even let me hoist the flag. He mad