Tamil Nadu Forest Minister Dindigul Sreenivasan Asks Tribal Boy To Remove His Sandals

He beckoned the boy with fluttering fingers, his voice cool, insistent and imperious. He dangled a foot. "Buckle," the minister, Dindigul C Sreenivasan of the AIADMK, prodded. The boy, the son of a mahout, obeyed quietly while grown-ups grinned and guffawed all around him. A Class 9 student, he is a member of a Scheduled Tribe, guaranteed protection from persecution and discrimination by law. Soon, Sreenivasan was delivered of his slippers. He ambled away without a word of thanks. Subscribe to India Today for NEW VIDEOS EVERY DAY and make sure to enable Push Notifications so you'll never miss a new video. All you need to do is PRESS THE BELL ICON next to the Subscribe button! India Today TV is India's leading English News Channel. India Today YouTube channel offers latest news videos on Politics, Business, Cricket, Bollywood, Lifestyle, Auto, Technology, Travel, Entertainment and a lot more. Stay tuned for latest updates and in-depth analysis of news from India and around the world! Download Mobile App from India’s No.1 News Video Publisher : https://indiatoday.app.link/zKoSVVDrnP Follow us: Official website: https://www.indiatoday.in/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndiaToday Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IndiaToday