Pasupathy Pandian
{{Short description|Indian politician (1960–2012)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = C.Pasupathy Pandian
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| birth_date =13 April 1960
| birth_place = Tamil Nadu, India
| height = 5.6 ft inches
| death_date = 10 January 2012, 20:30
| death_place = Dindigal
| birth_name = Alangara Thattu
| occupation = political outfit.
| spouse = Jessintha pandian
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C. Pasupathy Pandian (1960–2012) was a South Indian politician and an infamous controversial figure. He was the leader of the Devendra Kulla Vellalar Kootamaipu, a caste-based outlet in Tamil Nadu. His political career and death, attracted widespread attention in the southern parts of the state.
Early life
Pandian was born in Alangar Thattu village in Tuticorin district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.{{cite news |last1=Raju |first1=K. |title=Dalit outfit leader brutally done to death near Dindigul |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dalit-outfit-leader-brutally-done-to-death-near-dindigul/article2790970.ece |access-date=22 April 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=11 January 2012 |language=en-IN |archive-date=22 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422132928/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dalit-outfit-leader-brutally-done-to-death-near-dindigul/article2790970.ece |url-status=live }}
Career
Pandian was a member of the Pattali Makkal Katchi political party of the Tamil Nadu, before creating a party of his own. He had issues with Subramania nadar family for landrelated issues
He was murdered on 10 January 2012.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Two-surrender-in-connection-with-dalit-leaders-murder/articleshow/11469741.cms|title=Two surrender in connection with dalit leader's murder|date=13 January 2012|newspaper=The Times of India|accessdate=28 October 2019|archive-date=30 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230115045/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Two-surrender-in-connection-with-dalit-leaders-murder/articleshow/11469741.cms|url-status=live}} He was hacked to death by a gang at his residence in Nandhavanathupatti in Dindigul district. Special teams were constituted to find his assailants. The police took many persons for questioning including Pandian's bodyguards, who were with him at the time of the murder. Arulanandham hails from Mullakadu, which is near Moolakarai, the native place of 'Venkatesa Pannaiyar'. Two men surrendered in the Valliyoor court in connection with the murder. Venkatesh Pannayar was an Industrialist. Police are investigating if Pandian's murder was committed in retaliation for the murders in Pannaiyar's group, including Sivasubramania Nadar, grandfather of Subash Pannaiyar (cousin of Pannaiyar), who was murdered in 1990, with Pandian named as an accused. Police sources say that enmity within Pasupathy's family was not ruled out, as his own bodyguards were interrogated.
Though the southern districts remained calm on Thursday,{{clarify|need a specific date|date=July 2019}} police pickets were placed in sensitive places like Paramakudi, Kadaladi, Kamudhi in Ramanathapuram among others. Patrolling was intensified in these places.{{Cite web |url=http://tamil.oneindia.in/news/2012/01/11/tamilnadu-pasupathi-pandian-brutally-murdered-aid0091.html |title=Tamilnadu Pandian Brutally Murdered |access-date=12 January 2012 |archive-date=14 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714162835/https://tamil.oneindia.com/news/2012/01/11/tamilnadu-pasupathi-pandian-brutally-murdered-aid0091.html |url-status=live }}
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