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Dalit leader Immanuel Sekaran murdered

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Dalit leader Immanuel Sekaran murdered
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Immanuel Sekaran, a Dalit activist and former soldier, was murdered amid caste tensions in Ramanathapuram district.

Immanuel Sekaran (born Immanuvel Devendrar) was a former soldier, civil rights activist and Congress worker who campaigned against caste discrimination in the Ramnad region. He was murdered on 11 September 1957, during the caste tensions that followed the 1957 elections. His killing escalated the ongoing Ramnad riots. His death anniversary is observed annually at his memorial near Paramakudi.

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