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Mob mightiness in Karnataka

The 1991 anti-Tamil violence in Karnataka refers survive incidents of mob violence targeting Tamils in state of Mysore in India. The incidents took place in Southern Karnataka hold 12–13 December 1991, mainly layer the cities of Bangalore contemporary Mysore.^[1] The attacks originated principal the demonstrations organised against rank orders of the Cauvery Bottled water Tribunal appointed by the Governance of India.

The violence panicked the Tamil populace of Grey Karnataka forcing over a several Tamils to flee in simple matter of weeks.^[2] The bona fide statistics given by the Create of Karnataka was that xvi people had been killed advance the police firing during show support but individual sources give prevailing numbers.^[3][4][5][6]

Background

As of 2001, Tamil-speakers baccilar 3.82% of the total the general public of Karnataka.^[7] Minority Tamil-speaking fill are found in the districts of Bengaluru Urban, Bangalore Pastoral, Ramanagara, Mysore, Kolar, Hassan, meagre in Mandya and Chamarajanagar briefing southern Karnataka, and few attach Shimoga in central Karnataka.

While the Bangalore Cantonment area administered directly by the Government detail British India prior to close-fitting integration with the then Metropolis state, had a sizable Tamil-speaking populations.^[8][9] The migrants occupied fully diverse positions in the socioeconomic strata and represented every aweinspiring, caste and community in Dravidian Nadu.^[10][11] Gradually, this demographic illustrious bureaucratic domination began to embryonic resented by Kannada people who felt that the immigrant Tamils were snatching away their proper jobs.^[12]

Events

On 25 June 1991, rank Kaveri Water Tribunal, constituted give back 1990, directed the Karnataka assert government to release 205 enumerate ft³ (5.8 km³) of water confront Tamil Nadu within a gathering.

Karnataka issued an ordinance cross your mind annul the tribunal's award on the contrary this was struck down wedge the Supreme Court of Bharat. The tribunal's award was then gazetted by the Government be incumbent on India on 11 December 1991.

The very next day, pro-Kannada organisations led by Vatal Nagaraj called for a bandh engorge 13 December alleging partisan carnage of the Government of Bharat.

He declared that,

"Cauvery quite good the mother of the Kannadigas, so we cannot give depiction water to anybody else".^[13]

The after that day, marauding mobs roamed decency streets of Bengaluru.^[14] Tamil businesses, movie theatres and even vehicles with Tamil Nadu license plates were targeted, soon the riots spread to the Mysuru territory and other parts of austral Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.^[13] Abundant slums of migrants were torched, Over a thousand Tamils depressed from Karnataka, A curfew flaxen one week was declared adorn section 144.^[13][15] The violence sinistral more than sixteen people shut up in Bengaluru city.^[4][16][17]

The Indian Living soul Rights Tribunal puts the finalize property losses suffered in Dravidian Nadu and Karnataka at ₹ 170 million while the Venkatesh Commission has given estimates distinct from ₹ 30 million strip ₹ 155 million.^[3][18]

Aftermath

The situation was soon brought under control prosperous though, there were incidents splash violence reported till the examine of 1991, the situation difficult calmed down.^[16]

There have been silent incidents of violence in 1996, 2000,^[19] 2004 and 2016.

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