Madras HC halts TN's removal of caste-based names from places
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has told the Tamil Nadu government to hold off on actually removing caste-based names from public spaces—for now.
The court says the state can still survey and list these places, but can't take further action for now.
This all started after S. Paramasivam, the State vice-president of the Hindu Advocates Front, filed a petition saying the government's move seemed more about politics than promoting real equality.
Petitioner's argument
Paramasivam, who's with the Hindu Advocates Front, argued the order was rushed ahead of next year's Assembly elections and mainly helped ruling party interests, while ignoring local voices and historical figures.
He pointed out there haven't been complaints from the public about these names and felt decisions like this should include more community input.