C K Janu to visit dalits protesting temple wall

KOCHI: Tribal activist leader C.K. Janu will visit the Bhajanamadhom Temple at Choondy near Puthuencruz on Sunday where a group of Dalit activists are on a relay hunger strike for the past five days. The Dalits are on an hunger strike demanding the withdrawal of cases registered against the people in connection with the demolition of a compound wall erected by the temple blocking the right of way for the inmates of four Dailit settlements. The demands also included disciplinary action against revenue officials who have connived with the temple management for appropriating and enclosing nearly one acre of land used as an open space for generations by the Dalits in the area.