RajshekharVT an eminent Dalit schlor, writer and editor Dalit Voice credited him as Father of Dalits Movements in India.
Modern Dalit intellectual activists — notably, the journalist Chandra Bhan Prasad — had realised this and were campaigning for a strategy of "Dalit capitalism" that extended the requirement to reserve jobs into the private sector and also sought to empower Dalits by promoting an environment that would enable them to be business owners rather than reliant on others for employment.
::‘On July 9, Reddys and Telagas formed into a committee and decided to enforce a social boycott of the Dalits (Malas).
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While the upper castes engaged outside labour to work in their fields, the Dalits left to places like Tenali and Ponnur in search of work.
The Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI) is an Indian association that promotes business enterprises for Dalits.
Minister of Maharashtra Chhagan Bhujbal founder of Mahatma Phule Samata Parishad, an organisation works for social upliftment of dalits and OBCs and M.S.Chandramohan,writer,he is very much inspired by the work done by Phule especially creating social education system.
Manicham Errthandaar is also a follower of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy he joined periyar and Led nationwide campaigns against Brahmanism, untouchability (of Dalits), ignorance and poverty.
Upon a Government order issued by Chief minister M. Karunanidhi, on 25 December 2008, Dalits led by the district collector G Prakash and Superintendent of Police Asra Garg entered the temple despite the protest and resentment of non-Dalits, following which it is to remain open and poojas be performed on a regular basis by all.
He led a movement for housing for dalits in Cumbum in that he did a fast unto death that changes scenario of dalit movement in west Prakasam where feudalistics remnants are still there and also he fought for 200 acres of assignment land distribution for dalits, and backward castes in Magutur village, Ardhaveedu mandal.
Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) party deriving strength from vanniars, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katch (VCK) party based on Dalit votes and Puthiya Thamilagam based on another sect of Dalits have been gaining prominence in Tamil Nadu.
Rettamalai Srinivasan represented the Dalits in the first two round table conferences happened in London(In 1930,1931) along with Dalit leader Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
During April 2013, after the party conference of PMK in Mahabalipuram, there were widespread attacks on the Dalits in Dharmapuri district that resulted in two Dalits being killed.
The majority of the population are Kongu Vellalar Gounders, and the rest are Mudaliyar, Dalits and few other castes.
Other Backward Class often erroneously portrayed by the media as "Upper Castes" in the context of clashes with the Dalits
When the National Integration Council was reconstituted and held an inaugural meeting in August 2005 the Christian minority rights leader John Dayal and the Reverend Valson Thampu presented a statement signed by Archbishop Vincent calling for equal rights for Christian Dalits and for an end to violence inspired by ethnic and religious divisions.