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Christianity, Hinduism and Islam lived amicably since five generations. So far no one had attempted to convert the villagers into another religion, neither in the village nor in the school. They demanded that independent committees created by the political parties and religious organizations be prevented from conducting investigations in their village. The girl's father too petitioned the Collector, seeking action against school authorities for "forcing his daughter to end her life."
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to religious conversion. The team believed that the environment at home and hostel to have caused
Lavanya's suicide. The report also noted that the school management and hostel management did not address the psychological issues faced by the student, nor did they try to solve it by discussing the issues with her parents.
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Tamil Nadu Child Rights Watch (TNCRW) along with Right to
Education Forum – Tamil Nadu, Campaign Against Child Labour – Tamil Nadu and Shout for Freedom had set up a fact finding team headed by an Advocate. The team was to submit its report after meeting Lavanya's family members, Department of School
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But there's allegation that the unfortunate incident of suicide is being unduly tried to link with religious conversion matters. Connecting work pressure or unfortunate incidents like suicides, with religious conversion is totally illogical. Also there's no remark in reports of State government and
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reported that the second video of
Lavanya appeared to have been shot while Lavanya was undergoing treatment at the hospital. The video purportedly showed that Lavanya had attempted suicide as she was unable to concentrate in studies due to the non-academic work she had to do in the hostel. The video
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Thanjavur, Ravali Priya Gandhapuneni, said that the police had recorded Lavanya's complaint, statement and dying declaration in front of the Judicial Magistrate. Lavanya did not speak about religious conversion while recording her statements. The parents of the girl also did
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On 28 January, a group of the villagers from different religions of
Michaelpatti village submitted petitions to Thanjavur Collector alleging that "vested interests" were attempting to disrupt the religious harmony of their village using the incident of Lavanya's death. Their village of 800 families
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TNCRW's team found that the alleged religious conversion angle in the death was 'fabricated and being politicised'. The fact finding team had inquired with the public and the village panchayat members about the claims of religious conversion. They found that the management did not use words related
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The parent-teachers association president, residents, parents of students and alumni of the school, where
Lavanya studied, submitted their separate petition to the Collector, seeking protection for the School. They stated that since the death, some political parties and religious outfits were
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Police were also searching for the person who filmed the video shared on social media to verify the authenticity of the shared video and the motives of the person in releasing the video. According to the police officer, revealing the identity of a minor girl is a violation of law.
219:(BJP) announced that it will set up a committee for investigating the allegations of coerced conversion. K. Annamalai, the president of Tamil Nadu wing of BJP was leading the political campaign that focused on the death of the girl. Annamalai had shared Lavanya's video on his
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did not mention religious conversion. She identified herself in one video by providing personal information. In another video, she explained about the chores she was made to do in school, and in another, she talked about her stepmother.
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263:, and presented with a shawl and garland. Iruthayaraj stated that she had worked in the rural areas for the education of poor children. He added, "Justice will prevail. We will continue to work for religious harmony."
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Education officials, school authorities, classmates and the representatives of local government. The team reported that the alleged religious conversion angle in the death was 'fabricated and being politicised'.
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The school have denied any wrongdoing in the case. The girl's parents alleged that they had not seriously considered their complaints of their daughter being pressured to convert.
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445:"TN 'Forced Conversion' Case: Was Asked Directly to Convert My Girl to Christianity for 'Respect', Say Parents"
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570:"Conversion angle not improbable: What Madras HC said on Thanjavur student suicide case"
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327:"Uproar in India at Hindu teen's death amid 'forced Christian conversion'"
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