| Manjolai labourers massacre[1] | |
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  Manjolai labourers massacre (India)  Manjolai labourers massacre (Tamil Nadu) | |
| Location | Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates | 8°36′07″N 77°15′51″E / 8.601962°N 77.264131°E |
| Date | 23 July 1999 2:40 pm (UTC+5:30) |
| Target | Manjolai Labourers and Public |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Weapons | Lathi-charge, Teargas |
| Deaths | 17 |
| Perpetrators | Tamil Nadu Police |
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Manjolai labourers massacre or Thamirabarani massacre of 23 July 1999 was the death of 17 Dalit labourers, including two women and a two-year-old child, when they got into the river to escape Tamil Nadu Police lathi-charge. Public were going in procession to Tirunelveli Collectorate to submit a memorandum demanding wage settlement for the tea plantation workers of Manjolai estate. An altercation between the police and the marchers resulted in a lathi charge by police. When the marchers ran helter-skelter, many fell into the river and died.Human Rights Watch condemned the brutal police attack and killing of Dalit tea plantation workers.[2][3][4][5]
- ^ "23rd anniversary of Manjolai massacre commemorated". The New Indian Express. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Police Killings In Tamil Nadu, India". Human Rights Watch. 6 August 1999. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "THE TIRUNELVELI MASSACRE". Frontline. 31 July 1999. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Kumar, P.C.V. (2023). Enabled and Empowered by the Holy Spirit: Memoirs of an Award-Winning Journalist. Notion Press. p. 113. ISBN 979-8-89066-922-3. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ G.Yoganandham, Dr. R. Rajalakshmi. Dalits Empowerment in Tamil Nadu - A Historical Perspectives. Lulu.com. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-7947-9007-0. Retrieved 26 September 2023.