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TN: Dalit leader Immanuel Sekaran remembered on his 67th death anniversary

Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu), Sep 11 (UNI) Leaders of various political parties, Dalit outfits and hundreds of people paid homage to veteran Dalit leader and freedom fighter Immanuel Sekaran on his 67th death anniversary at his memorial in Paramakudi in Ramanathapuram district on Wednesday.
State Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development, Udhayanidhi Stalin laid a wreath and paid his homage on behalf of the Tamil Nadu government.
He was accompanied by State ministers K.R.Periakaruppan, R.S.Rajakannappan, Thangam Thennarasu, P.Moorthy, DMK MPs and MLAs.
Former AIADMK Ministers R.B.Udhayakumar, V.M.Rajalakshmi, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president K.Selvaperunthagai, Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) chief S.Seeman, Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) leader T.T.V.Dhinakaran, Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) leader John Pandian, DMDK, VCK, MDMK leaders paid their respects at the memorial.
Police made tight security arrangements by deploying over 6,000 personnel under the direct supervision of ADGP (Law and Order), S.Davidson Devasirvatham.
Chief Minister M.K.Stalin in a post on ‘X’ (formerly twitter) said ‘Today is the memorial day of Thyagi (martyr) Immanuel Sekaranar, who fought for the eradication of untouchability and to restore social justice.
‘Let us honour his life for working for the country and the upliftment of the downtrodden,’ he said.
Immanuel Sekaran, an ex-service man had fought against the social injustice meted out to Dalits and he was actively involved in the depressed classes’ movement in Southern districts of Tamil Nadu. He also created awareness among Dalit community to fight against oppression and propagated the importance of education to the community.
He was murdered in Paramakudi, when he was just 33-year-old in 1957.
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