Tirunelveli students write Thirukkural as punishment

TIRUNELVELI: Saying that filing an FIR might harm their future, Inspector Thillai Nagarajan of Palayamkottai directed 49 students who involved in a clash, to write 1,330 Thirukkural couplets as punishment. The Palayamkottai police also removed the wristbands of a few students that denoted their castes.

The police said that the students, belonging to St. John’s and Cathedral higher secondary schools, had beaten each other on VOC ground near St. John’s school two days ago. The students’ clash continued in social media, they added.

The inspector gave this novel punishment to the students, after consulting with their parents, as he believed writing the 1,330 Thirukkural couplets would “mend their ways”. He said, “On Wednesday, they wrote the couplets while being on the station premises. The students and parents have assured that such clashes would not happen again in the future.”

Police warned of stern action if the students wear wristbands again.