for our attack was caste and what happened was an honour killing. He has proved that an opposition party leader can condemn(the incident) by hiding all this. Who does that condemnation save? Who does that condemnation ultimately benefit?”. After the judgement of High Court that relieved the main conspirator B. Chinnaswamy and reduced the death sentence of others, K. Balakrishnan of the CPI (M) mentioned that the judgement would support such crimes in futures. Thol. Thirumavalavan, the leader of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi and also Kamal Haasan, the leader of Makkal Needhi Maiam condemned the judgement. As per C Lakshmanan at the Madras Institute of Development Studies, there are nearly 150 cases of honour killing every year in the state. According to him and some of the experts, the state where the major parties claim opposition to caste based discrimination, such crimes are pretty prevalent. Aftermath Velusamy, Shankar's father was given a government job by the government of Tamil Nadu in Udumalaipet as solatium. Kousalaya went on to become a social activist. She started Sankar Social Justice Trust, which helps victims of caste murder and supports inter-caste marriages. Kousalya got married with Parai artist Sakthi of Nimirvu Kazhaiyagam in Coimbatore on 9 December 2018. The marriage was attended by Sankar's parents, but not by Kousalya's parents in spite of Sakthi belonging to their same community. A documentary recording the views from various parties involved were shot in a documentary named India's forbidden Love. The documentary, telecast in Al Jazeera received critical acclaim and was nominated for International Emmy Awards in the Best Documentary category. Timeline 12 July 2015 - Kousalya (19) marries Sankar (22) against the wishes of her parents. 13 March 2016 - A gang of six with attacks the pair with Sankar getting murdered and Kousalya sustaining grievous injuries. 12 December 2017 - The Tiruppur district court sentences Chinnaswamy, Kousalya's father for abetting the murder. It also sentences five others Jegadeesan, Manikandan, Selvakumar, Kalai Tamilvaanan and Madan to death sentence, one to life sentence and one another to five year imprisonment. The court acquits Kousalya's mother. 2 February 2019 - Kousalya suspended from her government job in Wellington Cantonment Board (WCB) for making remarks against the constitution and sovereignty. 5 June 2019 - Kousalya suspension in Wellington Cantonment Board (WCB) revoked after she apologizes. 22 June 2020 - The Madras High Court acquits Chinnaswamy and reduces the sentence of