The fight between the Vanniyar community’s Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) and the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) leader, Thol Thirumavalavan MP, is set to escalate as the PMK plans to file a defamation suit. The altercation between the two entities has resulted in violent confrontations in various Tamil Nadu locations, even leading to revenge killings.
Thirumavalavan criticized the PMK leader and spokesperson K. Balu during a recent speech regarding the denial of entry of Dalits into a temple. The VCK leader disapproved of how the Vanniyar community prohibited Dalit entry into the temple using derogatory terms to refer to Balu.
Balu stated that Thirumavalavan personally attacked him and defamed the Vanniyar community as a whole. The PMK leader claimed Thirumavalavan was creating caste issues to gain political power for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, bringing attention to his actions as a political strategy.
The PMK is a party representing the Vanniyar community, which has significant power. The VCK, on the other hand, is a political party supported by Dalits. The PMK leader believes that Thirumavalavan is exploiting caste issues to gain votes in the upcoming election.
The ongoing fight between the PMK and the VCK leader has created extreme tensions between the Vanniyar community and Dalits, leading to violent confrontations and casualties. The PMK’s decision to file a defamation suit is expected to add fuel to the already intense situation.
It remains to be seen what further conflict will arise between the PMK and VCK, but the situation serves as a reminder that caste-based conflicts still persist in modern-day India.
