Kilvenmani Massacre

Date: December 25, 1968 • Location: Pullambadi, India

In Tamil Nadu, India, families of striking Dalit workers were massacred by a gang, allegedly led by their landlords.

Tamil Nadu is the southernmost state of India. The tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population, it is the home of the Tamils, who speak the Tamil language, the state's official language and the first to be recognised as a classical language in India. Chennai is the state's largest city and capital.