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Tribal rights organisation Tudum Debba held a massive public meeting titled Adivasula Dharma Yuddham at Utnoor in Adilabad, demanding the removal of the Lambada community from the Scheduled Tribes list. Leaders of several tribal outfits claimed the inclusion of Lambadas had hindered empowerment of other tribal groups.

Tribal rights organisation Tudum Debba has announced a protest titled Adivasila Dharma Yuddam at Utnoor mandal in Adilabad, demanding the removal of Lambadas from the Scheduled Tribes list. Leaders allege that Lambadas are unfairly availing constitutional benefits meant for other tribal groups.

Godam Ganesh, a leader of Tudum Debba, said they had chalked out an action plan to oppose the order, which they fear will affect 339 tribal villages across the Asifabad and Kagaznagar divisions. The organisation has initiated awareness meetings in villages, which will continue till July 13

Over 150 Adivasi families from Ramannagudem undertook an 80 km padayatra demanding land rights. Despite a 2011 High Court ruling in their favour, forest officials continue to restrict cultivation. A resolution was promised within ten days by district authorities

Leaders of the employees said that the government was not inviting them for consultations. They stated that they were not paid minimum wages.

Leaders of the organisation locked the Adilabad depot preventing buses from plying on the roads, causing inconvenience to passengers.

Hotels, groceries stores, vegetable markets, apparel stores and educational institutions were voluntarily closed in Adilabad, Utnor, Echoda, Indervelli, Asifabad

Tudum Debba State co-convenor Godam Ganesh demanded the government to delete Lambadas from the list of STs.

Tudum Debba executive committee president Godam Ganesh demanded the State government to issue a special notification to recruit teachers through the district selection committee to provide jobs to local tribal youngsters.

District president Godam Ganesh demanded that the Centre to earmark adequate funds and to realise the long pending dream of residents of Adilabad district.

Mancherial: Members of Tudum Debba, a tribal rights organisation and various tribal rights bodies staged a rasta-roko on Dandepally-Mancherial road, condemning the ‘indifference attitude’ of forest officials in evacuating tribals at Koya Pochagudem, in Dandepalli mandal centre on Monday. The leaders of the organizations alleged that the officials of the forest department were coercively evacuating […]

Adilabad: Aboriginal tribals or Adivasis traditionally observed the 41st anniversary of the infamous Indravelli firing incident by paying homage to martyrs at the martyrs’ column in Indervelli mandal centre on Wednesday. Members of the Indravelli Amaraveerula Ashaya Sadhana Samithi and the Tudum Debba, a tribal rights organization, and about 500 Adivasis gathered at the martyrs’ […]

Kothagudem: The leaders of Adivasi Hakkula Porata Samithi (Tudum Debba) asked police to take action against Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swamy for his controversial remarks against tribal deities Sammakka Sarakka. The samithi district president S Koteshwara Rao and others submitted a petition to Superintendent of Police Sunil Datt here on Thursday in support of their demand […]

Adilabad: Tudum Debba district president Godam Ganesh welcomed the repeal of three contentious farm laws by the Central government and said it was a victory for farmers. Speaking to newsmen on Friday, Ganesh said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was forced to repeal the three laws following the nationwide protests by farmers for the past […]

Adilabad: Members of Tudum Debba, a tribal rights organisation, thanked Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for announcing in Telangana Legislative Assembly that Lambada community from Maharashtra was plundering lands of tribals. They performed ‘Ksheerabhisekam’ to a flex poster of Rao here on Monday. Godam Ganesh, district president of the organisation said that the government had […]

Adilabad: Under the aegis of Tudum Debba, a tribal rights organisation, a large number of Adivasis laid siege to the office of Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) in Utnoor, demanding that authorities concerned extend support to tribals who were affected by recent rains coupled with gales at Mallapur village in Indervelli mandal, on Monday. The […]

The convener requested the leaders of Tudum Debba to realise the need to work together and to oppose efforts of Bapu Rao who was using the organisation for gaining political mileage.

The outfit's state president and Adilabad MP Soyam Bapu Rao donated Rs 20,000 and a dictionary to 10 students each and assured all support in the future