question_answer 2)

 Re-read the story of Rathnam as well as the provisions of the 1989 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Now list one reason why you think he used this lay to file a complaint.    

Answer:

 The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989 seeks to punish those who humiliates or ill-treats the member of dalit or tribal groups.  Rathnam sought the support of law, failing his complaint under the above Act to protect against the domination and violence of the powerful castes in his village.