evidence: Sivakami: In the case of Tamil Nadu, whatever lands the Dalits had got from the British as Panchami lands, those were also grabbed by the caste hindus and the government is also not taking any action to retrieve them and give them back to the Dalits. [...] Sivakami: Yes, we started this movement. I was the founder of this movement, called the Dalit Land Rights movement. In 2006, one of the political parties — that is DMK led by Mr. Karunanidhi — they announced in their manifesto, that if they come to power they will give 2 acre land (to each landless family). [...] In a way you are running a parallel government, because there is a government which is elected by the people, which is authorized to deal with the land subject. How can you run the administration of land? You cannot. It is high time land should be taken away from the temples as well. And (from other) religious institutions also, whichever (they are): wakf properties or Christian missionary properties. You measure the lands, (assess) what are their activities (and needs), leave some scope for their future expansion and take all the land.