मैगज़्टर गोल्ड के साथ असीमित हो जाओ
10,000 से अधिक पत्रिकाओं, समाचार पत्रों और प्रीमियम कहानियों तक असीमित पहुंच प्राप्त करें सिर्फ
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‘STOPPING HONOUR KILLING IS TOP AGENDA, WILL PRESS FOR A LAW THIS SESSION’
The New Indian Express Chennai
|June 10, 2026
VCK has, for the first time in its history, got a cabinet seat in the Tamil Nadu government. R Vanni Arasu, minister for Social Justice Department (formerly Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare), speaks to Rajalakshmi Sampath on its commitment to implement a law against honour killings and enforcement of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Edited excerpts:
You are the first VCK leader inducted into the Tamil Nadu cabinet. What does this mean for Dalit representation, and why this department?
Until now this department has not received the attention many others get, mirroring the marginalised position SC/ST communities occupy. We took it having seen how previous ministers functioned here. Coming from the ground, we can do better than anyone, and now we can take issues directly to the chief minister. I will make this department a role model for every other department.
The VCK has long demanded a separate law on honour killings. Can we expect a timeline now?
यह कहानी The New Indian Express Chennai के June 10, 2026 संस्करण से ली गई है।
हजारों चुनिंदा प्रीमियम कहानियों और 10,000 से अधिक पत्रिकाओं और समाचार पत्रों तक पहुंचने के लिए मैगज़्टर गोल्ड की सदस्यता लें।
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