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Untouchability is Aparthied

Recently Manmohan singh compared Untouchability to aparthied.
Seeking to make a distinction between the problems faced by Dalits in India and those faced by minorities in all societies, Singh said the dalits faced a unique discrimination with Apartheid being the only parallel to untouchability.
“Even after 60 years of Constitutional and legal protection and support, there [...]

January 5, 2007   Posted in: Caste, Caste System, dalit, untouchability  18 Comments