The Lok Sabha on March 19, 2021 passed The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that seeks to put seven castes of Tamil Nadu under one nomenclature of “Devendrakula Vellalars”.
- The castes include Devendrakulathan, Kadaiyan, Kalladi, Kudumban, Pallan, Pannadi and Vathiriyan.
- The Tamil Nadu government had earlier accepted a recommendation of a committee to reclassify the seven sub sects under the generic name ‘Devendrakula Velalar’ and forwarded it to the Centre.
- The change in nomenclature was a long pending demand of the community and did not involve either the deletion or addition of any community in its ambit.
(Source: The Hindu)
