MADURAI: The sight of ‘saattai’ is common in public places especially in and around Madurai city where people from indigenous Saattai community whip themselves and beg for money by deploying women and children to make their living.
Hundreds of innocent people belonging to the ‘Saattai’ community have poured their heart out before a team of BJP leaders led by party veteran Mr.La.Ganesan at Sakkimangalam village in Madurai East assembly constituency segment. near Madurai city. on July 24th 2018 Tuesday evening.
The main genuine demand for this ‘Saattai adikuravar’ group is – “WE WANT COMMUNITY CERTIFICATE…..” And, the BJP team saw for itself the physical suffering of these people and promised to intervene immediately by taking up their issue with concerned authorities.
BLOOD ON BODY AND TEARS IN THEIR EYES:
The ‘Saattaiyars’ sought the help of BJP in obtaining community certificate from State government and district administration.
Senior leader Mr.La.Ganesan along with BJP Tamil Nadu State Secretary Prof.Dr.R.Srinivasan. Madurai Rural district president Mr.Maha.Suseendhran and several party functionaries went to L.K.B.Nagar in Sakkimangalam village where they spent time to listen to the grievances of ‘Saattai’ community people.
BJP IS WITH YOU:
“I know your community leader Chinna Kannan and the BJP is aware of your genuine demands…….We have already written to the Social Welfare Department of Tamil Nadu government in this regard……BJP will be with you,” Mr.La.Ganesan had assured the ‘Saattaiyar’ community people who assembles in large numbers to voice their sad plight.
The BJP team which visited the ‘Saattai people’s hamlet in Sakkimangalam in Madurai district on July 24th 2018 include Mr.Kovai Nagarajan from Coimbatore, Mr.S.Sankar Pandi, Yuva Morcha State EC member and Madurai Zonal in-charge, Mr.S.Ananthakrishnan, IT and SM wing State secretary and zonal convenor, Mr.M.Muthu Selvam, Madurai Rural district president for IT and Social media activities..
