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Prompt action: Officials opening the Anjaneyar Temple at Kalkeri village in Krishnagiri district by breaking the lock on Thursday. — KRISHNAGIRI: After a struggle lasting nearly 25 years, Dalits of Kalkeri village in Denkanikottai Taluk in Krishnagiri district entered two temples on Thursday. Hosur Revenue Divisional Officer P. Rathinavel and a police team headed by Additional Superintendent of Police D. Magesh Kumar led them inside the temples after the locks were broken open. Mr. Rathinavel arrived at the village with officials from the Revenue Department and entered the Karakathamman temple with Dalit youths, women and children. Some women from a caste Hindu community said the Dalits should not enter the sanctum sanctorum. They were removed by the police. Tension mounted outside the temple with some people objecting to the action of revenue officials and the police. Police personnel chased them till the corner of the street on the way to Anjaneyar Temple and asked them to disperse peacefully. As things did not calm down, the protesters were removed from there and taken to a marriage hall in Thali. After this, Dalit women were taken by the RDO and ADSP to enter the Anjaneyar Temple after breaking the lock. Mr. Rathinavel told presspersons that the issue was settled amicably. The official said that when he verified the revenue records, he found there were no problems between Dalits and caste Hindus. The enmity started only after Vinayakar Chathurthi festival last year. However, the Dalit youths denied this and said they were not allowed inside the temple by the caste Hindus for 25 years. They said some of them even worked for the construction of the Anjaneyar Temple in 2000. Even then they were denied entry into the temple. Communist Party of India (Marxist) district secretary Ravindran thanked the revenue, police and the people of the village for the smooth entry of Dalits into the temple. He said atrocities against Dalits existed in many places in the district and the party would submit a memorandum to the Collector. Meanwhile, District Revenue Officer S. Nagarajan reached the village around 3.30 p.m. to find a solution to the problem. He held peace talks with the caste Hindus from Thali. The issue was brought into focus by the CPI (M). Earlier, peace talks were held before the Denkanikottai Tahsildhar on October 4 last year, in which both the communities agreed to resolve the matter amicably. When the Dalits announced that they would enter the temple on December 29, a section of the caste Hindus, mainly youths, opposed it. It was alleged that they also intimidated the Dalit families in the village. In the meantime, the CPI (M) announced its support to the Dalits and decided to lead the temple entry agitation on December 29.
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