dogs to track down and capture invasive Burmese pythons in Key Largo, Florida. The Irula men and their translators were paid $70,000 by the State of Florida, and captured 14 pythons in less than two weeks. Caste Discrimination Irula people face severe discrimination and harassment from other castes and numerous such cases are reported every year. In 2020, a girl named Dhanalaxmi was assaulted and barred from getting a Scheduled Tribe certificate by Vanniyar community in her village. In Dharmapuri, Irula people were trashed and urinated upon by a mob who were infuriated by the marriage between a Irula man and a Vanniyar woman. Police Atrocities Irula people have been continuously harassed and abused by Tamil Nadu State Police for decades. Some of the well-known and recently happened events are: Athiyur Vijaya Rape (1993) Thirukoyilur mass rape (2011) Abduction by Alangiyam Tripur Police Station (2021) Four Fake theft cases foisted against 14-year-old Irula Boy in Virudhachalam Police Station (2022). See also Irula language Tondai Nadu Jai Bhim (film) References External links "Building a better Rat Trap: Technological Innovation, Human Capital and the Irular" - Economic Research Paper about the Irula "Irular: The Seekers of light" - Article by G. S. Unnikrishnan Nair in Kerala Calling March 2014 Tamil society Social groups of India Scheduled Tribes of Kerala Scheduled Tribes of Tamil Nadu