Kanpur: Chair 'purified' after Dalit pradhan sits on it

A complaint has been reportedly filed against headmaster of a school in Kanpur Dehat district for allegedly 'purifying' a chair that was used by a Dalit pradhan. 

The Dalit pradhan, Pappi Devi, filed a complaint against the headmaster with the district administration, reports an English daily. 

According to her complaint, Pappi Devi had visited the school in Kanpur Dehat to protest against the poor quality of midday meals served in the school. She reportedly says in her complaint that the headmaster humiliated her and then asked the Class IV students to 'purify the chair' with water on which she sat. 

She is quoted in the report as, "Sharma humiliated me for daring to sit on a chair in the school..When I asked him why I should not sit, he again threatened me with dire consequences and demanded to know why I sat on the chair. He misbehaved and attacked me. Later, he asked students and class IV employees to wash the chair."

Pappi Devi claims that her husband was also threatened when he went to the school after hearing of the episode.