Chennai: For as soon as, the BJP staff have taken a cue from the comrades in Tamil Nadu. On Monday, the Communist Occasion of India (Marxist) introduced that its occasion places of work could be open to younger {couples} who need to solemnise love marriages, particularly inter-caste unions. BJP former state president Ok. Annamalai quickly adopted swimsuit.

“In a society the place honour killings and caste oppression nonetheless exist, {couples} who select love marriages—significantly inter-caste marriages—face monumental hostility from their very own households and society. Since there isn’t any protected avenue, we’re opening all our CPI(M) places of work to them. They’ll stroll in, discover safety and we’ll assist them legally register their marriage,” Shanmugam mentioned in a put up on ‘X’ on Monday night.

The occasion’s transfer comes after a Dalit software program engineer was brutally murdered for being in relationship with a dominant caste woman in Tirunelveli district. The youth, a local of Tirunelveli district, was killed allegedly by the woman’s brother, when he reached the hospital the place she labored.

The CPI(M)’s announcement faucets into its long-standing ideological place, championing inter-caste concord and social justice. Occasion leaders framed the initiative not simply as an act of help for people in misery but in addition as a part of a combat in opposition to caste oppression.

“Caste has divided this society for hundreds of years. Inter-caste marriages strike on the very roots of this hierarchy. We need to inform younger people who they aren’t alone. Our places of work will function your shelter,” Shanmugam mentioned, whereas emphasising the necessity to usher in a separate regulation in opposition to honour killings.

Following the footsteps, Annamalai additionally introduced that occasion places of work could be open for the younger {couples} to marry.

“What CPI(M) has mentioned is welcome. However past symbolism, Tamil Nadu requires a robust authorized framework. Honour killings proceed to assert harmless lives. We demand that the DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) authorities herald a particular regulation addressing honour killings with stringent punishment,” the previous BJP state chief instructed reporters in Madurai.

Whereas current sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) cowl homicide and felony conspiracy, he mentioned, a devoted regulation would assist deter households from resorting to violence in opposition to their youngsters.

Each the CPI(M) and the BJP transfer has put the ruling DMK in a decent spot. The DMK, which traces its ideological roots to Periyar’s rationalist motion, has been traditionally supporting inter-caste marriages. But, it has stopped wanting bringing in a regulation in opposition to honour killing instances, regardless of repeated calls for from the political events within the southern state.

On Friday, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) chief Thirumavalavan took Kavin’s members of the family to fulfill Chief Minister M.Ok. Stalin. After assembly the CM, Thirumavalavan instructed the media that they’ve sought safety for the household of Kavin as they’re nonetheless in the identical village.

“They felt insecure of their residence city. Therefore, we met the chief minister and requested to make crucial preparations for his or her safety in the identical place,” Thirumavalavan mentioned, including that they’ve already demanded the CM to usher in a separate regulation in opposition to honour killing instances.

Aside from its sturdy emphasis on Tamil nationalism, the VCK campaigns in opposition to caste-based discrimination and violence, significantly in regards to the Dalits.

(Edited by Tony Rai)

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