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Dalit Christians to observe August 10 as ‘Black Day’
- | Tuesday | 8th August, 2017
He said the constitutional rights for Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims were denied based on religion for the past 67 years. Meetings, rallies, demonstrations and candle light vigil will be organised to express solidarity with Dalit Christians, he added. | Photo Credit: S_S_KUMARThe Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore and the Commission for Scheduled Castes and Tribes will observe August 10 as a ‘black day’ in protest against denial of SC status to Dalit Christians and Muslims. Therefore, August 10 has been deemed as a ‘black day’, he said. There were two amendments to it – in 1956 and 1990 – to grant SC status to Sikhs and Buddhists.
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