Political outfits and leaders of Tamil Nadu honoured the 104th anniversary of the Perungamanallur massacre in Madurai, Tamil Nadu
104th anniversary of the Perungamanallur massacre: The political outfit of the Tamil Nadu government & leaders of Tamil Nadu honoured the 104th anniversary of the Perungamanallur massacre in Madurai, Tamil Nadu holds the 104th anniversary of the Perungamanallur massacre under which 16 Piramalai Kallar community members were killed who was protesting against the oppressive Criminal Tribes Act of 1911. On April 3, 1920, the British police opened fire on Perungamanallur villagers who resisted the draconic Criminal Tribes Act and killed 16 of them including a woman.
Perungamanallur massacre in Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Perungamanallur massacre in Madurai, Tamil Nadu
It is synonymous with the Jaliawalawala Bagh massacre, where a person murdered the people of Amritsar who were against the British crown’s oppressive rule. The British criminalise some communities are criminal, where they need to report to their nearest police station of the British crown where their fingerprint is registered regularly. But after some time, 16 people started getting agitated and started a revolt against the administration of the Bristt crown. Agnaists when British police opened fire on Perungamanallur villagers killed 16 of them including a woman. Under the Criminal Tribes Act of 1911, the British administration called some communities criminal by birth and started treating them as potential criminals.
What is the Perungamanallur massacre in Madurai, Tamil Nadu?
Perungamanallur massacre in Madurai, Tamil Nadu is a tragic incident when On April 3, 1920, the British police opened fire on Perungamanallur villagers who resisted the draconic Criminal Tribes Act and killed 16 of them including a woman.Â
