Shootout

Salaipudur and its surrounding areas still suffer from the social malaise of caste discrimination. But Periyapandiyan had donated a 15 cent parcel of land, worth Rs 8 lakh, to set up a primary school for children in the village, who are predominantly Dalit.

“Firing at the criminal at the time of shootout was my duty as a policeman. At the hospital, I was performing my humanitarian duty.”