Security has been tightened at Muthuladampatti in Karur district, where an “untouchability wall”, built by Thottia Naicker community, an intermediate caste, allegedly to prevent access to people belonging to Scheduled Caste, was demolished on Saturday.
The task of demolition of the structure began at 3.30 p.m on Saturday and came to an end at 2.30 a.m on Sunday. In spite of heavy rain the demolition work, which was done by the intermediate caste as per the ‘direction and direct supervision’ of the revenue officials, was completed at a stretch. While the wall was dismantled around 9.30 p.m, it took five more hours for them to destroy the structure’s foundation. The entire operation was carried out amid tight security.
