CAN ADI DRAVIDARS PERFORM RITUAL ON 9TH DAY OF FEST: HC

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court sought a written or oral response from parties opposing Adi Dravidars from taking part in the mandagapadi ritual during the Aadi festival at Kamakshi Amman Temple in Pudukkottai on Thursday regarding whether the community members could be allowed to take part on the ninth day of the event.

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Previously, the court had directed the tahsildar and revenue officials to conduct a peace committee meeting to discuss involving the Adi Dravidars on the first or tenth day of the mandagapadi event. A division bench of Justices R Suresh Kumar and G Arul Murugan said the government pleader submitted that a meeting was conducted on July 16 where both Adi Dravidars and members of other communities took part. The Adi Dravidars were willing to perform the mandagapadi on their own on the first or tenth day. As the other