Kattunayakan community members demand community certificates
Over 300 members of the Kattunayakan community staged a protest at the Sivaganga District Collectorate to demand community certificates. The lack of these documents has prevented their children from accessing higher education and scholarships.
Why it matters
Access to community certificates is a critical administrative hurdle for marginalized groups in India to secure constitutional rights and educational opportunities.
More than 300 people besieged the Sivaganga District Collectorate demanding Kattunayakan community certificates here on Wednesday.
Over 300 Kattu Nayakan families reside in the Senjai Pappaa Urani area of Karaikudi, Sivaganga district. Traditionally engaged in occupations such as fortune-telling, these families have spent years fighting to secure their Kattu Nayakan community certificates.
Several years ago, following the submission of an anthropological report, the local Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) reportedly denied their requests for Kattu Nayakan community certificates. Driven by the plight of their school graduates who remain blocked from pursuing higher education, the affected families staged a siege at the Sivaganga District Collectorate.
Collector P. Akash subsequently held talks with them. He assured them that action would be taken after conducting a re-field inspection through the Sub-Collector. Following this, they gave up the protest and dispersed.
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