Hyderabad, Aug. 28 -- In a progressive development, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) office in the Thiruthuraipoondi area of Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, conducted an intercaste marriage on Wednesday, August 27.

This comes after the party's state secretary P Shanmugam announced that its offices are open to conduct inter caste marriages, facing opposition from family members. "We will continue support inter-caste marriages. Progressive forces exist in all communities and we must identify and organise them. Only then can we form a united front against casteist elements," he said while addressing a meeting against caste killings in Chennai.

On Wednesday, as the country welcomed Lord Ganesha, Amirtha and Sanjaykumar embarked on a n...