Over 400 persons from Coimbatore have converted to Islam in recent weeks, Tamil Puligal, a Dalit outfit, has claimed. He claimed that the religious conversions were the fallout of the wall collapse in Nadur, Mettupalayam in early December 2019, in which 17 persons belonging to the Scheduled Caste died. “These questions have been weighing on the minds of his outfit’s members, Dalit activists and concerned Dalits. “Consequent upon our announcement, members of Hindu outfits have camped in the area convincing the residents to not convert. Even I’ve not been able to go there.” Terming the Dalits of Nadur gullible, Mr. Thiruvalluvan said they were under the Hindu organisation’s influence.

Source: The Hindu February 13, 2020 09:39 UTC