More than two years after being elected as the president of C. Mutlur panchayat near Chidambaram in Cuddalore district, P. Vedanayagi, a woman belonging to the Scheduled Caste, has claimed to be a victim of continued caste discrimination and non-cooperation since assuming charge.
Though the gram sabha meeting on the occasion of Independence Day on Tuesday was held peacefully, a section of villagers led by six out of the nine ward members boycotted the proceedings over the panchayat’s refusal to pass a resolution in support of a road roko protest against the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) over construction of a subway.
A senior official said there was disagreement between the panchayat president and the vice-president over the subway issue and it was being projected as a caste problem.
