CHENNAI: VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan on Monday met Chief Minister M K Stalin at the secretariat along with the family of Kavin Selvaganesh, the software engineer from a Scheduled Caste, who was recently murdered in Tirunelveli in a case of ‘honour killing’.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Thirumavalavan said Kavin’s father Chandrasekar appealed to the CM to provide security to his family and ensure the arrest of all those involved in the crime. He also urged the government to provide a job to Kavin’s younger brother and transfer Kavin’s mother, a schoolteacher, to her native village in light of alleged threats to her life.
“The chief minister listened patiently and assured that the requests would be considered,” he said.
Reiterating his party’s demand for a special law to prevent caste killings, the VCK chief said, “Whoever is in power, it is their responsibility to eradicate this social evil. We have consistently pressed for law against honour killings.”