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Kamuthi Looting of 1918
The Kamuthi Looting was an invasion of Kamuthi by Maravars from neighbouring villages on September 17, 1918. The looting ended with around fifty rioters being shot dead by the police and two policemen being killed. It also resulted in property losses estimated at Rupees 50'000〔The Nadars of Tamilnad by Robert L. Hardgrave, Jr. page 156〕
== Background ==
In the late nineteenth century, Kamuthi was a trading town surrounded by Maravar villages. It population was less than 7000 mostly Nadar and Muslim merchants.〔The Nadars of Tamilnad by Robert L. Hardgrave, Jr. page 120〕 These were the times when the Nadars across the Ramnad district were rising in prosperity and were seeking recognition of higher status in the society.〔The Nadars of Tamilnad by Robert L. Hardgrave, Jr. page 120〕 There was economic unrest and bitterness against Nadar traders for rising food prices.〔https://books.google.co.in/books?id=BkhHC6AgRrgC&pg=PA164&lpg=PA164&dq=Kamuthi+Looting+of+1918&source=bl&ots=1q-18LmD4q&sig=SpmuIrMigNhNuW8tqdMypRPKXn0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAGoVChMIwcTN5_CtxwIVEZCOCh08IwxH#v=onepage&q=Kamuthi%20Looting%20of%201918&f=false〕 In August 1918, a disturbance rose at the weekly market, when Maravar villagers squatted upon a stall site prepared by the Nadars in the market compound.〔The Nadars of Tamilnad by Robert L. Hardgrave, Jr. page 155〕 The Maravars were attacked by the Nadars and filed a complaint before the police.〔The Nadars of Tamilnad by Robert L. Hardgrave, Jr. page 155〕 A Panchayat composed of members from both cmmunities was convened, which decided that the Nadars were the aggressors and a fine was levied against them.〔The Nadars of Tamilnad by Robert L. Hardgrave, Jr. page 156〕 Ukkarapandia Thevar from Pasumpon wanted some definitive action against the Nadars.〔The Nadars of Tamilnad by Robert L. Hardgrave, Jr. page 156〕 The scattered robberies made the Kamuthi Nadars to fear a recurrence of Sivakasi massacre.〔The Nadars of Tamilnad by Robert L. Hardgrave, Jr. page 156〕
A rumor circulated that Kamuthi would be stormed and sacked on September 17. A detachment of 15 constables with a head constable was sent on September 16. The police immediately started to disperse the mobs collecting around the town.〔The Nadars of Tamilnad by Robert L. Hardgrave, Jr. page 156〕 The fight with the rioters resulted in five constables being seriously injured. The head constable wired his superiors for more men.〔The Nadars of Tamilnad by Robert L. Hardgrave, Jr. page 156〕
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