Gopi Shankar Madurai the Southern Representative of the National Council for Transgender Persons has objected to the appointment of Mohanambal as a member of the Transgender Welfare Board of Tamil Nadu as she is reportedly a “Nayak”.
In a statement, Gopi said that Mohanambal is a ‘Nayak’ of the Jammat/Dayyar system, a system that pushes transgenders into sex work and other illegitimate work.
These Nayak function as cartel heads and collect money (a tax known as Moorcha) from transgenders who are part of the ‘Jammat’.
Gopi in his statement said that this system which is supposed to be a protection mechanism for transgenders has degraded into an oppressive slavery system. He noted that transgenders who become a part of it find it difficult to leave it as that will have serious consequences to their lives and liberty.
He said that Mohanmbal also known as ‘Trichy Mohana’ is a Nayak of this oppressive system and has demanded the Tamil Nadu government to cancel her appointment as member of the Tamil Nadu Transgender Welfare Board.
Gopi Shankar Madurai the SR of the NCTP's statement against the appointment of Trichy Mohana "Nayak" as a member of the Transgender Welfare Board of Tamil Nadu. pic.twitter.com/7gwJ38d3Us
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