The trend of legitimising hierarchy and sanctifying caste oppression has been rising in the past decade.

It is the firm opinion of this conference that Manusmruti, taking into consideration its verses (statements) which undermined the shudra caste, thwarted their progress, and made their social, political, and economic slavery permanent, and by comparing them with the principles enunciated in the above part of the manifesto of birthrights of the Hindus, is not worthy of becoming a religious or a sacred book. And in order to give expression to this opinion this conference is performing the cremation rites of such a religious book which has been divisive of people and destroyer of humanity…

(Resolution at Mahad Conference, December 25, 1927, Page 351, Mahad: The Making of the First Dalit Revolt’ – Anand Teltumbde, Aakar Books, 2015)

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