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Thus, their problematic and offensive activities, were put an end to. Under instructions from the Collector of Kanyakumari, the Sub-Collector, Padmanabhapuram held talks between both the groups and persuaded them and brought out a calm atmosphere. This was an added cause for the resentment of the fishermen, who illuminated a shrine situated on the path leading to the beach and started playing records. The menace of the loud- speakers around the temple, at the time of the festival and their supposed offensive references to Christianity strengthened the ill-feeling and widened the gap between these two religious groups. As a result, the Christians of Mondaikadupudur resented the Hindus, while passing through their village, to have their usual holy dip in the sea. However, these long years have developed a strained feeling between the Christians and Hindus of this district. Till the end of 1982, the festival was celebrated peacefully and without any problem. The deity is believed to be in the form of ant-hill about 12 feet in height, which people believe grows day by day.8 The ‘ Amman’ is feared to be very powerful. After 1956, this is being maintained by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department of the Government of Tami Nadu dedicated to the Goddess Bhagavathi Amman, who is considered to be very famous and powerful deity of this area. west of Nagercoil6 and is daid to be dated back to the 7th century B.C.7 Until the merger of the area with Madras State in 1956, this temple was under the control of Trivandrum Devasvam. Mondaikadu is situated in Manavalakurichi village of Kalkulam Taluk and this temple which is on the sea shore, is at a distance of three kilometers east of Colachel and 16 km. In March 1982, there was a major incident at Modaikadupudur, a coastal village, in which six fishermen died due to police firing, 40 persons including 25 police personnel sustained injuries, consequent on the religious clash between the Christian fishermen and Hindus at the time of Mondaikadu temple festival.5 A few stray incidents which first started in Thuckalay and Kulasekaram on the Christmas eve, subsequently spread over the coastal villages. Though there were communal clashes between fishermen and Nadars, fishermen and Muslims, Nadars and Krishnavagai community there were no large scale religious clashes involving Hindus and Christians as a while, till October in the year 1981.īy the end of 1981, there were frequent clashes between Hindus and Christians in the district. This district is noted for its ‘high percentage of literacy and religious harmony, social amity and harmony among the people of this area are the realistic features. The cause for the concern was the Mondaikadu incident in 1982, when a major law and order problem arose between Hindus and Christian fishermen. The year 1982 was one of the eventful and problematic years for the police as well as Revenue administration as the law and order situation in that year became worse and the tranquility had suffered to a greater extent. The year 1982 was one of the eventful and problematic years for the police. Incidents arising out of communal clash between two religions groups were found to be common every year since 1977. The Police Administration Reports of the years 1977 to 1986 reveal incidents which caused law and order problems in Kanyakumari District. Though there are so many causes for the spread of communalism4, it affected the law and order of the society in a large scale. A rigid stratification of the society resorted to inter communal conflicts.3 Today communalism is deep rooted into the day to day life of India. The caste system that emerged in ancient India has blossomed through the ages under the political patronage of various kings and dynasties. It is the duty of a true historian to interpret the causes for this event in an objective manner.2 In March 1982, violence in the name of religion marred the countenance of the District of Kanyakumari and shocked the whole of Tamil Nadu.
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They were not only serious but strained the human relations and social atmosphere.1 The most important among these law and order problems was the Mandaikadu riots. However, the last half of the 20th Century has witnessed a few law and order problems. Kanyakumari District is generally a tranquil district where the law and order problems were a few and far between. Assistant Professor of History, Scott Christian College (Autonomous), Nagercoil.