Summary:
The anger and distrust against the Lambada tribe and the government that is conspicuous among the Adivasis now is comparable to similar emotions that had prevailed against the Lambadas and non-tribal encroachers of their land over 36 years ago. “The Lambadas were extracting benefits from the ITDA right from the time when they were declared STs. The two groups have had differences since the last three decades, but the antagonism grew stronger due to some recent incidents. “Yes, similar kind of anger had spread in our villages in the months preceding the Indervelli firing,” concurred Sidam Bheem Rao, former chairman of the Aboriginal Tribe Welfare Advisory Committee under Integrated Tribal Development Agency, Utnoor. The Adivasis are not only accusing the migrant Lambada population of cornering all the constitutional entitlements, including government jobs, through illegal means, but also the government of aiding the usurpers..