Stubborn for a cause: How a Dalit mother is waging a war to let her son rest in peace

Despite the arrest of six persons, a woman in Tamil Nadu relentlessly fights to bring the authorities of the Chengalpattu Government Observation Home before the law for instigating the custodial death of her son

Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu: After taking inspiration from American political theorist Gene Sharp, Issa Amro, known popularly as Palestinian Gandhi, developed his theory of “ability to be stubborn” in waging a non-violent struggle against the Israeli Army. In contrast, the stubbornness of Priya P (36), a Dalit mother from Tamil Nadu, to bring the real culprits in the torture and killing of her child before the law is hardwired.

It all began on December 29, 2022, when Tambaram Railway Protection Force arrested Gokul Sree (17) in an alleged theft case and produced him before the District Juvenile Justice Board. On the evening of December 30, he was lodged at the Government Observation Home (GOH), Chengalpattu.