, which is called the ‘Jallianwala Bagh of the South’ is an important part of the history of oppressed people. A history of sacrifice, of 17 people dying of bullet wounds for their rights!
The incident dates back to 1919 when villagers rose in revolt against an oppressive British rule. The events that led to the bloody episode began as Keezhakudi villagers, predominantly the Kallars, opposed a Criminal Tribes Act implemented by British in 1919. Identifying a person as a criminal on the basis and birth and a specific group as horrific, and continuously monitoring their actions was the outcome of the law. As per the Act, people from Kallar community had to register with the local police station by giving their thumb impressions.
It was the Perungamanallur residents who first refused to register, which later saw the others from neighbouring villages follow suit. It is said that 16 people, including a woman, were killed in the police firing on April 3, 1920. The black pillar was erected in their memory.
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