Assimilated Dalits became vigilante forces in partition violence

Evidence

Oppression, he notices, doesn’t make people saintly, it makes them potential killers; all victims are dangerous. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 737 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Assimilated Dalits serve as scapegoats for privileged-caste crimes; Oppression does not confer virtue but breeds potential violence in victims — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 737; Privileged-caste militias massacre Dalits yet courts overturn the convictions.

Broader Connections