Dalit youth alleges he was forced to eat human excreta (PTI)
"In a shocking case of caste discrimination, a dalit has alleged that he was forced to eat human faeces by a group of 'high caste Christians' for walking with chappals [footwear] in their street in the district.
"The dalit youth, in his complaint to Batalagundu police inspector, said 'a group of high caste Christians forced human faeces into my mouth after beating me for walking with chappals in their street.'
"Sadayandi, who is from Indhira Nagar in Meikovilpatti in Dindigul district [of Tamil Nadu], claimed the incident occurred on January 7 when a group of more than 10 'caste Christians' stopped him and asked if he was not aware of the 'order' that dalits should not walk with chappals in their street. Then they asked him to remove his chappals and slapped him with it, he said.
"'One of them suggested that I should be fed human excreta.'"
It is shocking that here these are not the Hindus but the high caste Christians who have committed atrocity on the Dalit youth. It clearly shows that as regards dalits the behaviour of high caste Christians is in no way different from high caste Hindus.Actually in India chraistinity has been thoroughly hinduised.That is why there are Dalit Christians who are fighting for justice and equality within Christian society. It is high time that Christians in India must look into the existence of caste discrimination among them and take up social reform to become true Christians.
Posted by: S.R.Darapuri I.P.S. (Retd) | January 18, 2010 at 01:10 PM