Election boycott notice was put up by Eraiyur residents in Cauvery Nagar on Saturday | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Residents of Eraiyur and Vengaivayal villages in Pudukkottai district have announced a boycott of the upcoming elections, demanding the arrest of the “real culprits” in the 2022 Vengaivayal water contamination case. Human faeces were found dumped in an overhead drinking water tank in Vengaivayal, a Dalit habitation, in December 2022. The incident came to light on December 26, when a young girl fell ill and was hospitalised after consuming the contaminated water. A case was registered under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act at the Vellanur Police Station. Published – April 04, 2026 08:29 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Singareni rolls out ₹10 lakh cover for natural death after ₹1 cr. accident insurance Drinking water scarcity unlikely this summer in Tiruchi, say officials