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'Factually wrong': Nattars slam book on Kandadevi car festival
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
|May 22, 2025
A section of people from the Nattar community has opposed the English translation of a book on the Kandadevi car festival authored by Siva Kalaimani, scheduled to be released by Governor RN Ravi on Thursday.
On Wednesday, a group of people from the caste Hindu community submitted a petition to the district administration seeking steps to stop the event, saying the book contains factually incorrect information and would create division among communities.
This story is from the May 22, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Tirunelveli.
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