Madikeri: Members of Codava National Council (CNC) staged a Satyagraha at the Kodagu Deputy Commissioner’s office in Madikeri this morning demanding tribal status for Kodavas. The protest was organised as part of “World Indigenous people’s Day” and was led by CNC President N.U. Nachappa.
In a memorandum addressed to President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiron Rijju and Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala, the CNC has demanded that the Kodava community must be included as Codava Martial Tribal Race and the community must be accorded tribal status under Articles 340 and 342 of Indian Constitution.
