Tamil Nadu's Governor said that atrocities against the Dalit community are higher in Tamil Nadu than in the neighboring state of Kerala, despite the state's high literacy rate. The Governor said he was pained to read frequent reports of Dalits being assaulted and killed, stating, "The Dalits are our brothers and sisters. We cannot discriminate them socially." He further claimed that the Dalit movement in the state has been "hijacked by political movements," an indirect criticism of Dravidian parties. The report references a recent incident where children from the Dalit community were barred from a street. These remarks are expected to intensify the ongoing friction between the Governor's office and the DMK-led state government.
