Nellai "Mannan" Ondiveeran Memorial Day was celebrated on 20th August 2011 at Sankaran Kovil, Nellai.
Pre Event Section:
Notice, Notice 2
Offical ATP Memo
Press Copy
Wall Ads
Flex and Lithos gallery
Events Section: (Photo Galleries)
Garlanding Dr. Ambedkar and Periyar Statue - Madurai
Respect at Ondiveeran Memorial Place - Nerkatum Sevayal
Public Meeting - Sankaran Kovil
Car and Vehicle convoy to Sankaran Kovil, Nellai
Tamil Nadu Arunthaiyar Sangam (TAS) joins ATP: - Gallery
“Tamil Nadu Arunthathiyar Sangam” (TAS) which was formed in 1958, is one of the oldest Arunthathiyar organizations working for the rights of Arunthathiyars. Now TAS has been dissolved and has merged with Aathi Thamizhar Peravai. In the occasion of ATP's Ondiveeran memorial day public meeting on 20th August 2011 at Sankaran Kovil, Nellai, TAS formally joined ATP.
News and Updates:
Ondiveeran Memorial Day - News paper cuttings
Article on Ondiveeran - Kungumam Tamil Magazine
—Objection on calling Ondiveeran as "Mannan" - Petition to Nellai Collector - News paper cuttings—
ATP submits petition for protection of Ondiveeran memorial - News paper cuttings
Press Release by ATP for protection of Ondiveeran memorial and other demands
Article on Mannan Ondiveeran - "Thamizhaga Arasiyal Magazine"
Poolithevan trust President Mr. Natarajan's speech - Paper News
Summary of Events:
There are around 400 families that belong to Thevar community and about 40 families of Arunthathiyar community living in Nerkattum Sevayyal village of Sanakran Kovil. When ATP organized Ondiveeran Memorial Day Celebrations at Sankaran Kovil, the Thevar community protested for calling Onidveeran as "Mannan" (King) and in the process damanged the ATP memorial slab erected for Ondiveeran. Further more they socially boycotted the 40 Arunthathiyar families in the village.
After the memorial day, the Thevar community formally submitted an objection with the Nellai Collector for calling Ondiveeran as "Mannan". Following these incidents and social boycot of the dominant community, ATP submitted a petition for the protection of the Ondiveeran memorial and objected the social boycott by the dominant community.