(a) Reddys are now on the defensive since it has been established beyond doubt that the community was behind the attacks launched on the Dalit community of the state.
(b) From the report submitted by the investigating agency it appears that the preplanned attack against the Dalits was another futile attempt by the Reddys to reassert their age old authority which had seen fissures with the growing assertion of the Dalits.
(c) Twenty one of the accused have been given life imprisonment while thirty five of the accused have been asked to serve one year rigorous imprisonment.
(d) A coalition of Dalit organizations has been pressing the government to file a petition in the upper court to challenge the acquittal.