 In December 2012, in case of caste violence, two men named Akbar Ali and Mustafa Ansari were beaten by Muslims.In April 2013, violence broke out between the villagers along East Coast Road near Marakkanam and those travelling to Vanniyar dominant caste gathering at Mamallapuram.A mob indulged in setting fire to houses, 4 buses of TNSTC and PRTC.