Tamil Nadu Wall Collapse | Residents Allege it Was ’Caste Wall’ Built to Keep Dalits Separated

Villupuram MP D Ravikumar has sought a probe into the collapse of an alleged untouchability wall and the death of 17 members of an oppressed community in Coimbatore. A portion of the over 15-foot high compound wall, damp due to heavy rains lashing the area for the past few days, crashed on the adjoining four tiled-roof houses in Nadur village, over 50 km from here, around 5 am on Monday. Seventeen Dalits, including 10 women and two children, were killed.