1991 anti-Tamil violence in Karnataka

Mob violence in Karnataka September 2020 The 1991 anti-Tamil violence in Karnataka refers to incidents of mob violence targeting Tamils in state of Karnataka in India. The incidents took place in Southern Karnataka on 12–13 December 1991, mainly in the cities of Bangalore and Mysore.2013-06-27 Slammed for instigating anti-Tamil violence, Karnataka CM Bangarappa's fate hangs in balance https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19920115-slammed-for-instigating-anti-tamil-violence-karnataka-cm-bangarappas-fate-hangs-in-balance-765722-2013-06-27 2024-12-13 India Today en The attacks originated in the demonstrations organised against the orders of the Cauvery Water Tribunal appointed by the Government of India. The violence terrified the Tamil populace of Southern Karnataka forcing over a thousand Tamils to flee in a matter of weeks.Tamils Are Target of Riots in Southern India (Published 1992) https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/05/world/tamils-are-target-of-riots-in-southern-india.html?src=pm https://web.archive.org/web/20210509085812/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/05/world/tamils-are-target-of-riots-in-southern-india.html?src=pm 2021-05-09 2024-12-13 en The official statistics given by the Government of Karnataka was that sixteen people had been killed in the police firing during protest but individual sources give higher numbers.Nair, p 259Slammed for instigating anti-Tamil violence, Karnataka CM Bangarappa's fate hangs in balance https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19920115-slammed-for-instigating-anti-tamil-violence-karnataka-cm-bangarappas-fate-hangs-in-balance-765722-2013-06-27 2022-08-04 India Today June 27, 2013 Rai Saritha1996-01-31 Supreme Court prods PM into diffusing Tamil Nadu-Karnataka conflict over Cauvery waters https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19960131-supreme-court-prods-pm-into-diffusing-tamil-nadu-karnataka-conflict-over-cauvery-waters-833397-1996-01-30 2024-12-04 India Today en2007-02-05 India river dispute ruling issued http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6330567.stm 2024-12-04 en-GB Background As of 2001, Tamil-speakers formed 3.82% of the total population of Karnataka.http://www.languageinindia.com/dec2002/urduinkarnataka.html A. R. Fatihi Language in India, Volume 2: 2002-12-09 M. S. Thirumalai, Managing Editor, Language in India Urdu in Karnataka 2007-06-29 Tamil-speaking people are found in the districts of Bengaluru Urban, Bangalore Rural, Ramanagara, Mysore, Kolar, Hassan, few in Mandya and Chamarajanagar in southern Karnataka, and few in Shimoga in central Karnataka. While the Bangalore Cantonment area administered directly by the Government of British India prior to its integration with the then Mysore state, had a sizable Tamil-speaking populations.8: Public domain—contested spaces and lack of imageability Bangalore—future trends in public open space usage. Case study: Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bangalore http://hdl.handle.net/10919/9941 Vagale Uday Kumar 2004 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 49 10919/9941 26 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20120605195117/http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05172004-231956/unrestricted/4.pdf 5 June 2012 live2018-04-09 Cauvery dispute: Two agreements under British rule and all that followed https://indianexpress.com/article/research/cauvery-dispute-karnataka-tamil-nadu-5130572/ 2023-01-23 The Indian Express en The migrants occupied extremely diverse positions in the socioeconomic strata and represented every class, caste and community in Tamil Nadu.Supreme Court prods PM into diffusing Tamil Nadu-Karnataka conflict over Cauvery waters https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19960131-supreme-court-prods-pm-into-diffusing-tamil-nadu-karnataka-conflict-over-cauvery-waters-833397-1996-01-30 2022-12-16 India Today enNair, pp 259 - 262 Gradually, this demographic and bureaucratic domination began to be resented by Kannada people who felt that the immigrant Tamils were snatching away their rightful jobs.Nair, p 235 Events On 25 June 1991, the Kaveri Water Tribunal, constituted in 1990, directed the Karnataka state government to release 5.8 km3 of water to Tamil Nadu within a year. Karnataka issued an ordinance to annul the tribunal's award but this was struck down by the Supreme Court of India. The tribunal's award was subsequently gazetted by the Government of India on 11 December 1991. The very next day, pro-Kannada organisations led by Vatal Nagaraj called for a bandh on 13 December alleging partisan behaviour of the Government of India. He declared that, "Cauvery is the mother of the Kannadigas, so we cannot give the water to anybody else". The next day, marauding mobs roamed the streets of Bengaluru.Slammed for instigating anti-Tamil violence, Karnataka CM Bangarappa's fate hangs in balance https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19920115-slammed-for-instigating-anti-tamil-violence-karnataka-cm-bangarappas-fate-hangs-in-balance-765722-2013-06-27 2022-12-15 India Today en Tamil businesses, movie theatres and even vehicles with Tamil Nadu license plates were targeted, soon the riots spread to the Mysuru district and other parts of southern Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.Dutta Madhusree The nation, the state, and Indian identity Adarkar Neera Popular Prakashan 1996 8185604096 105–112 Challenge of Communalism 9788185604091 https://books.google.com/books?id=clVkXbbcrhIC&pg=PA105 Entire slums of migrants were torched, Over a thousand Tamils fled from Karnataka, A curfew of one week was declared under section 144.2016-09-09 Karnataka Bandh: How and when the bitter Cauvery river conflict between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu arose https://www.india.com/news/india/karnataka-bandh-how-and-when-the-bitter-cauvery-river-conflict-arose-between-karnataka-and-tamil-nadu-1475530/ 2023-01-23 India.com en The violence left more than sixteen people dead in Bengaluru city.Sanjoy Hazarika 5 January 1992 Tamils are target of riots in Southern India https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/05/world/tamils-are-target-of-riots-in-southern-india.html?src=pm The New York Times2007-02-05 India river dispute ruling issued en-GB http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6330567.stm 2022-12-16 The Indian Human Rights Tribunal puts the total property losses suffered in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka at 17 crores while the Venkatesh Commission has given estimates varying from 3 crores to 15 crores.Supreme Court prods PM into diffusing Tamil Nadu-Karnataka conflict over Cauvery waters https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19960131-supreme-court-prods-pm-into-diffusing-tamil-nadu-karnataka-conflict-over-cauvery-waters-833397-1996-01-30 2023-01-21 India Today en Aftermath The situation was soon brought under control and though, there were incidents of violence reported till the end of 1991, the situation had calmed down. There have been similar incidents of violence in 1996, 2000,Nair, pp 234 - 235 2004 and 2016. See also List of riots in India Notes References A history of water: The world of water, Volume 3 Terje Tvedt Terje Tvedt I. B. 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