When Brahmin Sathyamurthy led Congress entered the famous Madurai Meenakshi Temple with Dalits, EVR objected. As he played gross games with his wife and succeeded, so he preserved with them in public life too. Nobody dare question the catastrophe that fell on people. Many Brahmins too are taken to his ideas as it is easy and convenient to follow him instead of the rigours of discipline, practices and restraints which tradition demanded of them. Remember that the Congress party was not founded to demand independence and neither was the Justice party. He accepted the Constitution written by the Brahmins and signed on the dotted lines. Periyar was at the forefront of the protests against Hindi imposition. This would mean that around 4,500 students would have had to be passing out every year in the 1930s. The population of the presidency of Madras (a.k.a. Devotees are struck in awe when incredible stories of His miracles are shared by Queens and Kings, Presidents and Prime Ministers as well by celebrities of many hue and colour. Gradually, thanks to his off-screen mannerisms and accent, his hint at 'spiritual politics' and his pro-Centre anti-protests stance on the CAA, the media and public perception coloured him as being right-of-centre. The Periyar that the non-Tamil intellectuals know is a sanitised version of his real personality, lovingly packaged and offered by his admirers. construction of the Mullaperiyar dam across the Periyar in the present Idukki district. They expose the vacuum within our contemporary society like the books we buy for display. He spent his long life tirelessly working in support of what he believed in and against what he detested. The effigies of Rama and Seetha were fully clothed. The reason is simple. The reason? This anticulture craze in Tamilnadu soon spread and tempted politicians across India, who also went over drive to erect statues for their leaders in different corners of India. EVR went hammer and tongs on CNA for his decision as was usual with him. EVR admired the Christian evangelist G U Pope for conceiving the Aryan theory of invasion. if Mullaperiyar dam gets destroyed, it will also damage its Idduki dam down the course. Nevertheless, he has never spoken about, or against, Periyar thus far. He objected to government favouring Muslims and it was only the Christians, he seems to have spared. Here are 10 facts which every Indian should know about EVR. He regularly contributes to various journals and magazines. He was a religious man and his songs often spoke of how he was chosen by god to lead the people to a better life. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Gowthaman). Politicising of tamil language began with the unveiling of statues on the Marina beach. You can also see statues marketed in open without fear of theft in Mamallapuram while State owned Poompuhar which trades in idols has high security. EVR soon realised that as long as he stayed in Congress he cannot divide the castes and religions. What he said in cooler moments rare though they were are also available. Was the Brahmin the bogeyman, the Baba Yaga of the Tamil country? In the course of his life he divided races as Aryan and Dravidian, Tamils and non Tamils, Brahmins and non Brahmins, South Indians and North Indians, the elitist rich and the condemned labour, superstitious Hindus and Other religions. Nations that have no trace of human rights yet this hypocrisy called United Nations continues to exist as the biggest Tamasha on the planet. Hope you will be inspired by this narration. Viswanathan, 1983, p. 126). He used cinema as a vehicle for propaganda and personal glorification so successfully that he won his final election while unconscious in the hospital. I have watched the movie. His so-called research on the Ramayana dwelled on such grave issues as whether Sita slept with Valmiki. So contemporary rationalism is more an after thought to defend actions that covered ones frustrations and hide personal ambitions. More importantly, as a rationalist one can be argumentative thereby giving the impression of an intelligent person. Their snakes dont have venom but the Tamil snakes do. Gowthaman, vol. So as namesake statues come up in every street corner of Tamilnadu and across India, apart from they being crude works of art its a fact that they have no value, culturally or politically. The dharma of India is the dharma of criminal tribes. The CM of the time K Karunanidhi first denied the incident, and then at a press conference held on 1 February the same year, said, "I am saddened to hear of the news that the procession at Salem in which idols were displayed obscenely have hurt the sentiments of the theists.". The only flowers. It says it is taking steps to complete the remaining works to strengthen the dam, including those meant for the baby dam, situated alongside the main dam, for which clearances from the Kerala and Central Governments are required. Congress were Voluntary slaves of the British who crowned themselves as Saviours of India. Play boys were called minors in Tamilnadu those days probably because they continue to stay adolescent despite growing in age. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle. Fewer than 1,000 students would have had to be passing out every year in the 1890s. Also, by the 1930s, the majority of students in both arts and professional colleges were not Brahmins. Hate had powers to attract mass attention and history shows hate can over throw powers and establishments as people mislead to misread it as revolution of love. Debating may be popular on prime time but Dravidian politicians and supporters hate it. The reason is 90% of our population are fools and 97% of them are persons of low birth. He either ignored the prejudices of others or simply admonished them to behave well in the future. The most likely candidate for this would be army - many regiments have 100% reservations for specific castes, region or religion. * Army recruitmen The African Union would accept an application to consider taking on the controversial life sciences award, but a clear plan has yet to emerge. All rights reserved. Similarly, while it is true that Periyar did agitate in 1951 when the Madras high court struck down the orders on reservation and the Government of Madras subsequently lost its appeal with the Supreme Court it was on the recommendations of the Congress Government of Madras and on consideration of the need for removing man-made equalities (in Granville Austins words) that the Nehru dispensation brought in the First Amendment to the Indian Constitution. The Dutch loot - Part Two of European colonialism, EVR Periyar: A checkup on facts & propaganda. I predict that crazes will die naturally while excellence whether in art or culture will always prevail! Ramasamy writing in his magazine Kudiyarasu, and he is being unusually mild here. EVRs desire for instant stardom in Congress was not achieved because of Leaders like Sathyamurthy and some other Brahmins who ran the party. Even then it was clear that the trend was changing. Some thoughts are kept alive by artificial resuscitation following propaganda theories and methods. EVR hated communists to the core. Skip to content Bringing science & development together through news & analysis Attorney Advertising. If you were ever revolted by the plethora of roadside statues in India, then credit for this ever rising craze should go to that one man tsunami that brought about that infamous Statue Culture to EV Ramasamy Naicker known as Periyar to his followers. What the whites aspired for was being done from within, destruction catalysed on a vibrant culture and so the Christian dominated UNESCO honoured EVR with an award in 1970 turning Nelsons eye to the fact that racism was banned by United Nations. The Maharaja of Travancore signed a 999-year Periyar Lake lease agreement with the British government on October 29, 1886, for the construction of the Mullaperiyar None follow the few good things EVR propagated. It was expanded in 1947 by the then-ruling Congress party, and when Periyar was busy demanding a separate Dravida Nadu. Thus, less than 1% of 1% of the population were graduating from these colleges. Newcomer to the Congress, EVR tried to impress the Congress party about his eligibility but he was not accepted as his knowledge of English was almost zero. But without understanding the mind of EVR, its impossible to understand the Dravidian parties hypocritical contempt for idols and love for statues. Such spiteful caste politics filled with hate and revenge continues till today. India has gone into the hands of scoundrels after the departure of the British., There is no doubt that Periyar genuinely wanted the Dalits to break out of the shackles of caste oppression but his approach was more paternalistic than what Gandhi was being accused of. His weapon was hate and like Adolf Hitler didnt think twice that he could hurt innocent people. He batted for the DMK in 1996, and won them an election. She later stopped her temple visits. Ramasamy writing in his magazine. Happens when UN agencies are filled with evangelists and fundamentalists Which brings us to the real question. To those foreign to Indian political system, lets clarify that Congress in India is a political party and not some representative or democratic parliament as it was elsewhere. Copyright 2023, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. or its affiliated companies. As Rajinikanth refuses to apologise or change his stance, more protests are announced by Dravidian outfits, security outside his Poes garden home is tightened, and political analysts' antennae tingle. Claims that he was friendly with Brahmins including Rajaji were eye wash. Maybe that's where I saw it. Dark Mode. History of 126-year-old Mullaperiyar dam: The Mullaperiyar Dam is on the River Periyar and its tributary, the Mullayar in the state of Kerala, hence the amalgamation Mulla-Periyar.It is located 881 m (2,890 ft) above mean sea level, on the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats in Thekkady, Idukki district of Kerala, India. Credit to EVR that he succeeded largely in what he set out to achieve though he will be debated for a few more decades. Either Rajinikanth spoke without thinking it through. The Chase Law Group, LLC | 1447 York Road, Suite 505 | Lutherville, MD 21093 | (410) 790-4003, Easements and Related Real Property Agreements. The idols are considered worth every milligram or in millimetres. We will see how and why EVR did what he did? -, Press J to jump to the feed. That was biggest bullshit by Dravida Sanghis of Tamilnadu! Thiru Brahmma [ https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2988850788016481&id=10000674 What made him what he was. Unfortunate for him the Congress he joined in 1919 had many morally upright stalwarts like Sathyamurthy, a brahmin which deepened his despair. And this brings us to the next question. Long story short, Rajinikanth mixed up the gods who got beaten with chappals and the gods who were paraded naked. 1. Particularly when UNESCO is about to give out a prize in honor of an abusive, corrupt leader from West Africa whose record resembles that of Kim Jong-il. Minor EVR was found on river banks with his friends having games of Kama. In 1938 at Tamil Nadu Women's Conference appreciatin the noble service rendered by E.V.R. It was forgotten in a minute. Tamil Nadu today) in 1931 was, of the population were graduating from these colleges. Little surprise, therefore, that this dialogue seems to have jumped out of the screen and taken to the streets. This politics has now amplified into construction of memorials across the state with tax payers money running into 100s of crores. Furnel, Inc. is dedicated to providing our customers with the highest quality products and services in a timely manner at a competitive price. Returning to his pet theory of hate of Brahmins, EVR conceived the Aryan invasion theory, Lemuria continent, Kumarikandam, etc to provide an intelligent scholastic interpretation to his thoughts. They also urged the court to ask the CWC to fix the rule curve, instrumentation scheme and gate operation schedule of the dam. They knew that even if they gave him 25%, not even three or four percent of qualified people would be available [among the Dalits]. Government money was misused by DMK party to carry imaginary claims as movies came to be considered real in the stunted brains of Tamils. In his last ever speech, on December 19, 1973, he spoke that he had been striving for long to annihilate god, religion, the Congress, Gandhi and the Brahmin. Periyar breaks Murthis of Ganesha (1953) Joe Joseph, a doctor who was the candidate of the corporate-backed Twenty20 in the recent Kerala Assembly election from Kothamangalam, downstream of the Mullaperiyar and Idukki dams, moved the court, along with two others, last year contending that the Supervisory Committee had abdicated its responsibilities to a sub-committee constituted at the direction of the court for water management in the dam. The only time Rajinikanth openly admitted to having political ambitions was in a Doordarshan interview in 1995. His rationalism was hollow and lacked any useful content. The reason is simple. EVR was more a crude racist than a rationalist. Effigies and posters of Vishnu, Shiva, Parvathi, Ayyappa and other smaller Gods were paraded naked, and shown having sexual communion. Certain parts of this website require Javascript to work. The elements under this can be divided as contempt for arranged marriages, distrust in love marriages, belief in self respect marriages, stand against child marriages and support for widow remarriages, property rights of daughters in parental property, his contempt for extravagant pompous weddings and dowry, demand for educational rights and support for the concept of an independent woman. One might think that by Brahmin he meant Brahminism. To those who think that EVR created a self respect society in Tamilnadu. BR Ambedkar was the worst abused. And vote bank. Commissioned by the Kerala Government in the latter part of the 2000s, a study by IIT-Roorkee raised questions about the survival of the dam, located in seismic zone-3, in the event of an earthquake of a fairly high magnitude. As was usual with Dravidian politics, this focus and obsession of statues ironically began as an anti idol movement to reason out faith and beliefs of Hinduism to pamper to Islamic and Christian fundamentalists and as admiration of anything western. This is driving me low-key mad, not remembering where I read it. WebThe reason is simple. And that an image of Lord Rama cutout in wood was set afire at the end of the parade. EVR advocated Nazi-style anti-Brahminism. One might think that by Brahmin he meant Brahminism. Tokenism was the key mantra. Whether he's ready to enter politics or not, whether or not he's even truly a politician, all that he says in public, is political. water rights. In this report, we shall briefly look at Periyars history with deliberate insults towards the Hindu faith and the legacy he has left behind. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. He is so religious that late CM Jayalalithaa is now a part of his pantheon of gods. Source: YouTube. The seeds were sown by the upper class elitist but anti brahmin Justice party which competed with Congress to solicit favours from the British. A mass campaign has started in Tamil Nadu to remove all fake news and claims related to Periyar from text No, UNESCO did not confer any award on Hinduphobic Periyar aka EVR; Fake image of EVR being a social reformer built by Dravida Kazhagam stands demolished The Kerala Government, a respondent, argued for lowering the full reservoir level to 139 feet as the ageing dam was in a deteriorating condition. His followers never questioned him and he wont brook any such nonsense. The reaction from Dravidianists is perplexing as Periyar himself was renowned for his iconoclasm. EVR was against higher education as he felt cheap labour would become unavailable then. They call me a subterfuger and that is ironic because such hiding, twisting, manipulative skills were the key characters of most of Congress claims on India since her formation in 1885 as an elitist club and as a joint venture with Colonial British to seek jobs from the rulers. dam were opened on October 30 to release water . Assuring Mr. Vijayan of all support, Mr. Stalin informed him that the level in the dam was being closely monitored and the current storage was well within the level permitted by the Supreme Court. Why Do Dravidian Intellectuals Admire a Man as Prickly as Periyar? His propagation for widow remarriage was not adhered to by his second wife Maniammai nor by any of the widows of any Dravidian leader. Also, by the 1930s, the majority of students in both arts and professional colleges were not Brahmins. When 44 Dalits were massacred by non brahmin upper castes in Keezhavenmeni, he chose to be tactfully remain quiet. Some non descriptive foreigners who supported these unproven theories were hailed as great scholars in the World Tamil Conferences organised by the Dravidian parties. (Naan Sonnal Unakku Yen Kopam Vara Vendum, vol. The Brahmin or Brahminism? No Tamil publication except the Thuglak published it. Between 1949 and 1967, the former being the year his disciple Annadurai broke away from him and formed his own party and the latter being the year he formed the first non-Congress government, Periyars harshest abuses were reserved for his former disciples. We have migrated to a new commenting platform. But Kerala passed a law the Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2006, to prevent the neighboring State (TN) from raising the water level beyond 136 feet. Thousands of statues for EVR dot Tamilnadu especially across famed temples to provoke and insult Hindu believers while none exist opposite churches or mosques. Periyar was the only cactus plant to have bloomed in it. What he detested were caste discrimination, Gandhi, god, religion, Brahmins and the then-prevailing idea of India. Their land holdings dwindled to almost nothing as they had to sell them off to get higher quality education. He wanted people to give up their mother tongue and speak in English. Become a Member. M. Karunanidhi (front row, third from left) and Periyar (fourth). Their snakes dont have venom but the Tamil snakes do. Thus, [my stand is] Brahminism grew out of the Brahmin and I am striving to annihilate the root. The Dravidian landscape, on the other hand, is an arid desert, and Periyar was the only cactus plant to have bloomed in it. What a profound way to build our daughters? UNESCO He admired the British. What is Brahminism? for questions such as these, my reply is Brahminism came from Brahmins and hence it is the Brahmins who should be annihilated. But as Granville Austin writes in his seminal book, (1999), After the Congress eclipsed the Justice party in the 1937 elections and later, it made compulsory discrimination very much its own policy even while led by Tamil Brahmins like [Chakravarti] Rajagopalachari., Periyar was clear that he was against Brahmins, not Brahminism. They hold a long list of achievements, beginning with the independence movement. The aftermath of hate based rebellions had left always conditions worse than it were. No, but he mixed up the details. He was miffed that the Constitution did not provide reservations for non-Brahmins. Even while criticising non-Brahmin national leaders like Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose and Sardar Vallabhai Patel, Periyar said that they were all victims of a Brahmin conspiracy. Are they not comparable to the Brahmins who too have no responsibility but have the rulers in their pocket, have entered the ruling dispensation and been lording over (all of us)?, This is Periyar E.V. Since then, many pocket size influences had come and goneby. His first child, a daughter was afflicted by polio and he thou. So ignored. In his last ever speech, on December 19, 1973, he spoke that he had been striving for long to annihilate god, religion, the Congress, Gandhi and the Brahmin. In the intervening years, Madras had a Brahmin chief minister for only four years (including the uncertain years between 1952 and 1954). Overall, there were about 15,000 Brahmins out of about 80,000 government employees (, Political Career of E.V. Another case in point followed in 1968, when, in Tanjore district, 44 Dalits were butchered by the goons of a landlord. Fact remains that while all the hate theories of EVR were meticulously followed by his blind followers, none of his good ideals were followed even as chutney. Though EVR desired simple marriages which carried enormous good sense, what pompous Dravidian followers did in practice will make him hang his head in shame. This is a subreddit for the people of Tamilnadu, India. He is yet to take BJP's the hand that they have been extending since 2014. The dravidian parties like DMK, DK, ADMK follow the idealogies of Periyar and that is why a lot of problems occur in TN for a long time. Now it is known plainly as Poondi reservoir. This is Rajinikanth's first overtly political move, in over twenty years. Later, he declared that his organisation, Dravida Kazhagam will ever never aspire for power. While people living downstream were evacuated beforehand, The reason? If you find a snake and a brahmin kill the brahmin first Is quoted in verdict of india by Ms. Nicolas. Periyar quoted that Nicolas quoted like that. Subsequently, the floods of 2018 and the erratic nature of annual monsoons ever since brought the focus back on the 126-year-old dam. So is the new twist to Brahmanism as opposed to Brahmins. The then CM, Karunanidhi, apparently was ready to stake his government to provide the state Funeral and said that Gandhiji was also provided accorded Funeral despite holding no constitutional positions. Sathyamurthy led Congress to victory in the Provincial elections in 1937 & became Mayor of Madras in 1939. Because the truth is worth it.). They somehow contrive to have the rulers in their pocket, participate in governance and conspire to torture and suck the lives out of other citizens in order that they live (in comfort). These blatantly anti-semitic lines were penned on March 20, 1938, when Hitlers flag was flying high. Ideas that are inclusive of all of humanity are sustainable. Does someone have any link proving it or stating that it is a folklore. Webperiyar unesco award controversywhat happened to jv from the jv show 2021. I am not able to find any thing proving it. Design of a new dam by This number increased to around 14,000 in 1936. Colleges swarmed with them. On the employment front, the total number of Brahmin gazetted officers were 620 in 1928. Tamil Nadu today) in 1931 was around 46 million. His parents were pious, morally upright and hereditarily wealthy. Rajinikanth's most famous filmy 'punch' dialogue, from the iconic movie Baasha, goes something like this: Politics and cinema in Tamil Nadu have historically blurry boundaries. Most of the hero entry songs in his films would mention how he follows the footsteps of 'Thanthai Periyar' (Father Periyar). Sometime before, I have read this about Periyar's funeral: Government of India / Chief secretary was against giving Periyar a state Funeral because he held no constitutional positions. Bear in mind that Periyar in the 1950s did not have the larger than life image that he has now. Their flowers were less fragrant than the flowers of Tamil Nadu. The Maharaja of Travancore signed a 999-year Periyar Lake lease agreement with the British government on October 29, 1886, for the Tamilnadu is limited by the filmi world and is not in a state to work out the mind beyond Kollywood factory. Twentieth century India had a handful of many short influences but most of them derived a narrow, sectional idea for political purposes catering and serving some sections of society. Three shutters of the Soon, roads were renamed, portraits unveiled, housing colonies were to be named after politicians in Tamilnadu. In 2001, about a hundred years later, around 4.3% of them resided in villages the figure would be 5.6% if the non-Tamil Brahmins were also added.
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