‘Evidence’ Kathir, who leads the Dalit Human Rights Defender Network, met with CM Stalin to provide him a copy of the special Bill.
He highlighted the required for Tamil Nadu to establish a precedent for the country.
A Kathir, founder-director of the Madurai-based rights organisation Evidence, met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on September 27 at the Secretariat to submit a draft bill focusing to end ‘honour’ killings. The Bill, called ‘The Freedom of Marriage and Association and Prohibition of Crimes in the Name of Honour Act 2022’, has been drafted by the Dalit Human Rights Defender Network led by Kathir.