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The '''Paramakudi riots''' were a series of riots that happened from 10 to 13 September 2011 in [[Paramakudi]], in the [[Ramanathapuram district]]. The riots were held in response to the detention of [[Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam]] (TMMK) leader John Pandian who was detained while heading to Paramakudi to commemorate the 54th death anniversary of [[Immanuvel Devendrar]], a revolutionary leader from the [[Pallar]] caste.<ref>{{cite news|title=India: Seven killed as police open fire on protesters|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14877489|work=BBC News – India|date=12 September 2011|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=30 August 2012}}</ref><br />
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==Violence==<br />
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On 11 September, the second day of rioting, five rioters were killed and 50 injured. Two later died of their injuries. Hundreds of policemen were injured. [[Deputy Inspector General of Police#India|Deputy Inspector-General of Police]], Sandeep Mittal and [[Superintendent of Police (India)|Superintendent of Police]], K. A. Senthilvelan and [[List of police ranks in India|DSP]] Ganesan were grievously injured in the stone-pelting.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/paramakudi-police-firing-toll-rises-to-seven/article2446414.ece|title = Paramakudi police firing: Toll rises to seven|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 12 September 2011}}</ref> According to district collector Arun Roy, the police opened fire when the mob refused to disperse after an attempt to use tear gas. According to Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu [[Jayalalithaa Jayaram]], "What happened at Paramakudi was unfortunate and we are forming an inquiry commission under a retired high court judge to probe the whole incident".<ref>{{cite web|last=DNA Correspondent|title=7 die as Tamil Nadu cops fire on dalit mob|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_7-die-as-tamil-nadu-cops-fire-on-dalit-mob_1586502|work=Daily News & Analysis|date=13 September 2011|accessdate=30 August 2012}}</ref> Justice Sampath commission justified the police firing without which there would have been loss of lives and state property. The report suggested that sensitive caste gatherings must be avoided.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Sathyalaya |url=http://www.asiantribune.com/node/62474 |title=Paramakudi Communal Clash:Justice Sampath Commission justifies Police Firing |publisher=Asian Tribune |date=8 May 2013 |accessdate=3 June 2013 |archive-date=9 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509210026/http://www.asiantribune.com/node/62474 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
*[[Manjolai Labourers Massacre]]<br />
*[[1957 Ramnad riots]]<br />
*[[2013 Marakkanam violence]]<br />
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[[Category:Riots and civil disorder in India]]<br />
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