Governor RN Ravi's allegations about two-finger test true in Chidambaram: NCPCR
The NCPCR has commenced suo motu procedures to examine the charges, despite the Tamil Nadu police and health department authorities refuting these assertions.
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After the Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi’s allegd that minor girls in the state were forced to undergo th forced virginity tests (two-finger tests), now National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) who counduct the probe also confirmed the same.
In a tweet,RG Anand, who had conducted inquiries about the allegation in Chidambaram, claimed, “All the allegations made by the Governor are true.” A detailed report will be submitted to the Commission’s chairperson Priyank Kanoongo in this regard, he said.
The NCPCR has commenced suo motu procedures to examine the charges, despite the Tamil Nadu police and health department authorities refuting these assertions.
NCPCR member Anand travelled to Chidambaram as part of the continuing probe. He immediately went to the Nataraja Temple and asked about the accusations made by the Podhu Dikshithars there. After that, he went to the Chidambaram All Women Police Station and questioned Collector in-charge R Rajasekaran, and SP, R Rajaram, the investigating officers of the case, and the doctors who conducted the tests on the girls.
“It is regrettable that a few medias have published an untrue statement regarding the investigation conducted by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights yesterday in Chidambaram”
— Dr RG Anand (@DrRGAnandIND) May 25, 2023
All the allegations made by our Hon'ble Governor of Tamil Nadu Thiru. R.N. Ravi are…
Additionally, Dr Anand went to the girls’ homes and conducted individual interviews with both their parents and the girls. The Podhu Dikshithars’ legal representative, G Chandrasekaran, was present during the investigation.
“In response to the interview given by the Tamil Nadu Governor, the NCPCR chairperson requested a report from the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary, which has already been submitted to us. My visit is aimed at cross-checking the information mentioned in the report. I interviewed the Dikshithars, officials, and the victims. A comprehensive report, including their statements, will be prepared and submitted to the NCPCR chairperson within the next two or three days,” he added.
The girls, according to Anand’s quotes, claimed that there had been no child marriage and that they had been forced into fraudulently accepting it throughout the investigation.