Some have repeatedly accused me of purposefully hiding the great achievements of the great Congress party of India to India. 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. Welcome! Subsequently, the floods of 2018 and the erratic nature of annual monsoons ever since brought the focus back on the 126-year-old dam. The Curse of Congress & Why it is AntiIndian! A devotee of Mahaperiyava, he would visit him whenever work permitted but all his decisions centred on the grace of Mahaperiyava. On an average, 22 thousand million cubic feet (tmc ft) of water is diverted, irrigating about 2.20 lakh acres and meeting the drinking water requirements of people in the region. But he tried repeatedly to cure her of her religious life and repeatedly told her not to visit temples as he understood that visiting temples as the cause for her rigid moral culture, which was an impediment to his minor life. 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. In 1931, EVR exposed his fangs against democracy too: EVR admired British colonialism and believed it to be an example of political supremacy. This would mean that around 4,500 students would have had to be passing out every year in the 1930s. EVR was more a crude racist than a rationalist. His rationalism was hollow and lacked any useful content. What he detested were caste discrimination, Gandhi, god, religion, Brahmins and the then-prevailing idea of India. A meeting between the Chief Ministers to discuss the issue is being planned in December. In November that year, a tripartite meeting chaired by the then chairman of the Central Water Commission (CWC), K.C. He despised Indian languages whether it was Tamil or Sanskrit. Which is why, for a celebrity to speak against Periyar is to denounce him, and all of his work in toto. At Furnel, Inc. we understand that your projects deserve significant time and dedication to meet our highest standard of quality and commitment. Periyar was at the forefront of the protests against Hindi imposition. The tweet was an apparent reference to 70-year-old Periyars marriage in 1949 to Maniammai. Given all this, why is he being heralded as a great thinker by the Dravidian intellectuals? Little surprise, therefore, that this dialogue seems to have jumped out of the screen and taken to the streets. The seeds of antibrahmanism were finding roots in EVRs mind because of the challenges posed by Brahmins in his personal and physical life. Then again, they were not alone. / Three shutters of the None follow the few good things EVR propagated. EVR was like a heavy road roller that crushed anything that came between his deep desires but was smart and cunning enough to mask them as social issues. Webperiyar unesco award controversywhat happened to jv from the jv show 2021. Let's begin with the obvious question. 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. Fewer than 1,000 students would have had to be passing out every year in the 1890s. Some revolutionary, he was. Tamilnadu is limited by the filmi world and is not in a state to work out the mind beyond Kollywood factory. The award to Hugo Chvez is an affront to the founding vision of UNESCO and the latest blow to the UN's rapidly declining reputation on human rights and democracy. EVR desired a free, no holds barred, condition free exciting life. They attributed exactly like Hitler did with the German Jews grand conspiracies and clever manipulations by Brahmins for the plight of the non-Brahmins. Such spiteful caste politics filled with hate and revenge continues till today. WebAnswer (1 of 2): NO ! BR Ambedkar was the worst abused. Furnel, Inc. has been successfully implementing this policy through honesty, integrity, and continuous improvement. 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. When Darbar can rake in 200 crores in 11 days despite having no story to save its skin, the superstar's long-awaited entry to politics doesn't seem to be that much of a pipe dream. Period. Massive landslides had devastated the hilly regions in central Kerala and weather prediction was ominous when the courts attention was drawn to a report prepared by the United Nations University-Institute for Water, Environment and Health, which cited significant structural flaws in the dam and said it may be at risk of failure. The World Tamil Conference in Chennai ran by Chief Minister CN Annadurai focused on statues for tamil savants but their choice was filled with prejudices and controversies. Tamilnadu challenged Keralas dam height law in Supreme court. He wanted the British to continue to remain in power while simultaneously complaining that they were succumbing to the machinations of the Brahmins. With a totally upper class bourgeois arrogance EVR had no compassion for the Dalits. Nations that have no trace of human rights yet this hypocrisy called United Nations continues to exist as the biggest Tamasha on the planet. (Naan Sonnal Unakku Yen Kopam Vara Vendum, vol. Periyar breaks Murthis of Ganesha (1953) Their piousness and personal discipline irritated problem child EVR and he revolted. This is what the DMK and the AIADMK think. C. Rajagopalachari was another tall brahmin leader whom EVR envied. Tamil Nadu today) in 1931 was, of the population were graduating from these colleges. 4, p. 532, compiled by Pasu. We are told that he was not against Brahmins but against Brahmanism. I see Adi Sankara as the last great mind India saw as he could influence with his Advaitha concept and limit Buddhism in India. As a result Dravidian politics became Statues driven resulting in Statues crazy Sychophantic anticulture. Periyars atheism was crude and obnoxious. His later joining the Congress party was because of his belief that political connections will further his fun life. But there was a report in The Hindu, the next day (25 January, 1971), by the Salem correspondent who wrote on the 'Superstition Eradication Conference', in which, 'a 10-foot long image of Lord Rama was carried on a vehicle and dozens of people kept beating it with chappals'. They were arrogant, casteist and possessed a general contempt for the unwashed millions, and even the washed others. Follow me on @sttalkindia And vote bank. Long story short, Rajinikanth mixed up the gods who got beaten with chappals and the gods who were paraded naked. Am aware that any effort to break the status quo about EVRs presumed greatness will be resisted byrationalists who admire him blindly as they are aware such questions on EVR will break the artificial halo built for political and monetary gains. Story #1 KBR worked in TVS group of companies at Madurai. The longer the period of impact, the more conceptual the idea conceived is deemed to be of the impacting mind. They lost ability to discern under the rule of rationalists. However, he stated the opposite in an earlier meeting on August 31, 1959: Who do you hate? This then gives us two options. Though his love for science was childlike, he did not have the intellectual rigour to understand what the scientific enterprise was all about. Social media short term tiny influences last for a day in the name of trends. Minor EVR was found on river banks with his friends having games of Kama. Effigies and posters of Vishnu, Shiva, Parvathi, Ayyappa and other smaller Gods were paraded naked, and shown having sexual communion. 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. My HINDU civilisation alone is my focus. And this brings us to the next question. 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. Nor has he dwelt on Dravidian ideology in any of his public speeches or films. The material and information contained on these pages and on any pages linked from these pages are intended to provide general information only and not legal advice. With the threat of floods looming large and the reservoirs filling up, the court asked both States to abide by the rule curve for the period set by the Supervisory Committee constituted at its instance. EVR soon realised that as long as he stayed in Congress he cannot divide the castes and religions. The water supplied from it through a tunnel to the water-scarce southern region of Tamil Nadu, especially the Vaigai basin, would be the lifeline for farmers of Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram districts. He accused Ambedkar for selling himself to the Brahmins: The Brahmins had paid him a price. He either ignored the prejudices of others or simply admonished them to behave well in the future. Maybe that's where I saw it. Earlier Chief Minister CN Annadurai had unveiled statue of Film artist NS Krishnan. He did so because he considered all the upper caste non-brahmins, many of whom were landlords, money lenders, traders and merchants, to be victims when the reality was that they, too, were part of the machinery of oppression. This hypocrisy is followed by his followers till today. Remember UNHRC has as its members China, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Cuba, etc. WebThe fake propaganda states, In 1970, he was honored by UNESCO with an award, the citation of which said: Periyar, the Prophet of a New Age, Socrates of South Asia, Father of the Social Reform Movement, Arch Enemy of ignorance, superstitions, meaningless customs and base manners. This award Continue Reading T.M. Infuriated and disappointed that his dreams for power were vanishing, he pleaded with British not to give India independence and in case they had to, continue to govern India from London. When 44 Dalits were massacred by non brahmin upper castes in Keezhavenmeni, he chose to be tactfully remain quiet. Tokenism was the key mantra. The Hindu Explains Web+44 (0)7540 787812 frances@constructionandbuildingphotography.com. Recently new interpretations are given to defend EVRs thoughts. 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. As I had defined and amplified in an earlier article, a great mind is one that influences a period of time. 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. When India became independence, he boycotted the celebrations and called 15th of August, 1947, a day of mourning. Stalin, urging him to draw maximum quantum of water from the dam through the tunnel so that a large volume release would be avoided altogether. This would mean that around 4,500 students would have had to be passing out every year in the 1930s. His followers never questioned him and he wont brook any such nonsense. 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. Thomas, decided that the level had to be brought down from the full reservoir level of 152 feet to 136 feet to enable Tamil Nadu, which owns and maintains it, to carry out dam strengthening works. By the mid-1990s, Tamil Nadu started demanding restoration of the level. 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. What made him what he was. The acts of sending email to this website or viewing information from this website do not create an attorney-client relationship. And prickly though he was, he did have a few beautiful flowers. A civilisation famous for love,openness and embrace of races was maimed openly under the name of revolution, by fast spinners of hate. He spent his long life tirelessly working in support of what he believed in and against what he detested. He adds that in 1927, a Staff Selection Board had to select 467 persons. EV Ramaswamy's hatred towards the Hindu religion and his open slander of gods in his magazines Kudiarasu and Dravidan are well-known. Their flowers were less fragrant than the flowers of Tamil Nadu. 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. Which brings us to the real question. EVR petitioned to the Raj to consider a separate South Indian Dravidian state if India was to be divided as a Hindu India and a Muslim nation. 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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. BJP Posts Controversial Tweet on Periyar, Gets Slammed. So much so, Tamilnadu practices hate as a philosophy today and have a contender for Chief Ministership of Tamilnadu wearing the proud name of tyrant Russian dictator Stalin. 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. Unfortunate for him the Congress he joined in 1919 had many morally upright stalwarts like Sathyamurthy, a brahmin which deepened his despair. water release from the Mullaperiyar dam did not alter the level in the much larger Idukki reservoir, at over 94% of its storage capacity, located 35 km downstream. The Dravidian landscape, on the other hand, is an arid desert. 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. One might think that by Brahmin he meant Brahminism. The price is this: he asked for 10% reservation and they gave him 15%. If that is what Rajinikanth has done, then it IS a big deal. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. 4, 2017, p. 432), Another case in point followed in 1968, when, in Tanjore district, 44 Dalits were butchered by the goons of a landlord. Irony is that the superstitious idols of ancient temples of backward superstitious Hindus continue to be stolen and traded across the world for millions and possibly billions of dollars. EVR advocated Nazi-style anti-Brahminism. However, this seems confused in hindsight. Kerala So ignored. It is like asking whether you hate thievery or the thief. Apart from occupying public spaces and wasting enormous money that bring in no returns, they are analogous to the posters and banners that get erected. Deputy CM O Panneerselvam can never be seen without the holy ash and vermilion on his forehead. Happens when UN agencies are filled with evangelists and fundamentalists trying to remove diversities in culture in the name of protection. -, Press J to jump to the feed. His propagation for widow remarriage was not adhered to by his second wife Maniammai nor by any of the widows of any Dravidian leader. Meanwhile, in the backdrop of bad weather forecast, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to his Tamil Nadu counterpart M.K. Overall, there were about 15,000 Brahmins out of about 80,000 government employees (, Political Career of E.V. Most of EVRs statue carry his message of No God. But without understanding the mind of EVR, its impossible to understand the Dravidian parties hypocritical contempt for idols and love for statues. It was forgotten in a minute. Only with this theory an attempt at ravaging Hinduism could be tried for projecting Brahmins as aliens to India and Hinduism. He then did NOT enter electoral politics. We will see how and why EVR did what he did? The Dravidian landscape, on the other hand, is an arid desert, and Periyar was the only cactus plant to have bloomed in it. 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. NO ! , UNESCO ie) United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization did not credit EV Ramasamy with any award titled The Socrates of The Tamil Brahmins started migrating to cities both within the Tamil land and without whereas an overwhelming majority of them had been living in villages at the dawn of the 20th century. As a result, most of coveted government jobs went to the Brahmins. His pious wife objected. It has such giant trees as Gandhi, Nehru, Rabindranath Tagore, Ambedkar, Ram Manohar Lohia, Jaiprakash Narayan and a score others. 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. No. Fraud fellows. They have nerve to do a forgery and include that in children text books. Height of hypocrisy. Irony is, they call themselves as So we have great minds that have stood the test of time. He interpreted arranged marriage as prostitution wherein the girl is carried away for sex by strangers. 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. They demand submission as they are insecure. Also, by the 1930s, the majority of students in both arts and professional colleges were not Brahmins. He quoted a report that appeared on Outlook in 2017, which had done the same thing. Soon, roads were renamed, portraits unveiled, housing colonies were to be named after politicians in Tamilnadu. The listing of verdicts, settlements, and other case results is not a guarantee or prediction of the outcome of any other claims. There are two ways to assess the impact of reservation in India on the general category people. 1: Immediate Effect When general category people ar There is a scene in the movie Periyar depicting what you are saying. Speaking truth to power requires allies like you. The African Union would accept an application to consider taking on the controversial life sciences award, but a clear plan has yet to emerge. The British had no love lost for them because most of the intellectual leaders of the Brahmin community were with the Congress. Remember that the Congress party was not founded to demand independence and neither was the Justice party. Unlike B.R. We offer full engineering support and work with the best and most updated software programs for design SolidWorks and Mastercam. It is hilarious that many Dalit parties and Communists claim that EVR toiled for them. 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. Was the Brahmin the bogeyman, the Baba Yaga of the Tamil country? He mocked blouse wearing Dalit women as responsible for increase in the cost of clothes. All the stories are real life incidents and are verifiable. However, without Tamil Nadu on board, this is not going to be a reality. EVR hated communists to the core. It also asked the Central Government to set up a three-member Supervisory Committee to monitor dam safety. Clever twists that marked propagation that he loved the depraved castes are meant for optics. When someone says he hates thievery, it means he hates the thief, too, doesnt it? Honestly can't remember. 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 Either Rajinikanth spoke without thinking it through. I express convictions! Debating may be popular on prime time but Dravidian politicians and supporters hate it. UttarPradesh of Chief Minister Mayawati entered the fray and sure she did give competition. They knew that even if they gave him 25%, not even three or four percent of qualified people would be available [among the Dalits]. HOME; INTERIORS; EXTERIORS; OFFICE & PORTRAITS; PUBLICITY/EVENTS; CONSTRUCTION; INFO The Chase Law Group, LLC | 1447 York Road, Suite 505 | Lutherville, MD 21093 | (410) 790-4003, Easements and Related Real Property Agreements. Subscribe To Our Daily Newsletter And Get News Delivered Straight To Your Inbox. , C.J. The Dutch loot - Part Two of European colonialism, EVR Periyar: A checkup on facts & propaganda. So is the new twist to Brahmanism as opposed to Brahmins. 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. The Tamil Brahmins started migrating to cities both within the Tamil land and without whereas an overwhelming majority of them had been living in villages at the dawn of the 20th century. The people of India are barbarians. Based on the committees finding that the dam was structurally and hydrologically safe, the court, in May 2014, struck down Keralas Act and allowed Tamil Nadu to maintain the level at 142 feet. B R Ambedkar mocked and called Aryan Invasion an invention. / Later while travelling abroad, he attended nude camps in Germany without any moral qualms and posed for pictures. One might think that by Brahmin he meant Brahminism. Most of them were caused by feelings and thoughts of admiration for the white skin along with extreme desires of greed, Kama, jealousy, envy and ambition. EVR the Congressman left after a short period as he also faced strong leadership in the party in Sathyamurthy and opportunities for office missing and despite the Assembly honouring him as Vaikom Veerar in an effort to please him. Kerala sought to restrict the level to 136 feet by way of an amendment to the Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation Act, prompting the Tamil Nadu Government to move the Supreme Court. Other parties, independent of their loyalties, think the same. Colleges swarmed with them. In all his agitations and he had many the lowest common denominator was the Brahmin. Periyar was a anti-national personality. He campaigned the Aryan invasion theory and stated that Dravidians(south indians) are the real Indian and More importantly, as a rationalist one can be argumentative thereby giving the impression of an intelligent person. Chintanaikal, Anaimuthu, 1974, p. 1,860). Design of a new dam by Gowthaman). It was expanded in 1947 by the then-ruling Congress party, and when Periyar was busy demanding a separate Dravida Nadu. Naicker laid foundations to a confused self respect and rationalist(as he called himself..rationalising whatever he did) movement that emanated from his enormous personal frustrations. No, but he mixed up the details. I am not able to remember where I read or heard that. He once said that the white people who lived in the temperate regions were less brainy than the ones who lived in Tamil Nadu. dwelled on such grave issues as whether Sita slept with Valmiki. The publicly read out marriage agreement became a superficial drama and in the melee, neither of the couple ever meant what they read out as an oath. 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. And this is definitely what the BJP in Tamil Nadu wants. M. Karunanidhi (front row, third from left) and Periyar (fourth). Though his love for science was childlike, he did not have the intellectual rigour to understand what the scientific enterprise was all about. He supported the Jallikattu protests, but was against the Sterlite protests. The proof of the pudding lies in the high standards of arts. 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 operation of the Mullaperiyar dam over which Kerala and Tamil Nadu have been sparring for long. Though he was personally liked by almost all political leaders, almost all of them considered him to be maverick, unrestrained and irresponsible. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. He hated the concept of chaste women, thought children inessential for a married couple and assumed an agreement between couple was far better and brought in the idea of self respect marriage as rational. (Baker points out in his book that there were 10,237 students in first grade colleges in 1931; the number of available government posts carrying a salary of Rs 35 per month were 29,081. Nobody dare question the catastrophe that fell on people. Thus, less than 1% of 1% of the population were graduating from these colleges. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Why did Dr B. R. Ambedkar resign from the cabinet in 1951? Asked to answer by Quora User Thanks. My thambi (younger brother) Quora User ( I really WebSometime before, I have read this about Periyar's funeral: Government of India / Chief secretary was against giving Periyar a state Funeral because What he spoke and what he did in real life were often contrary. He wanted people to give up their mother tongue and speak in English. In the event of a dam failure, it would result in unfathomable human tragedy and submitted a case for decommissioning the dam, in whose place a new dam could be built to cater to Tamil Nadu's water needs. In a leaderless state that is currently seeing a drought in political news, this one statement has opened floodgates, and fanned fires. The aftermath of hate based rebellions had left always conditions worse than it were. His first child, a daughter was afflicted by polio and he thou. There is an undeniable political ramification to anything the superstar says. Poet Bharathi demanded similar rights and conceived the concept of a brave woman who will look straight into the eyes of others and hold head high with clarity of thought, decades before EVR mouthed words like women emancipation but this poor poet who died in penury was cursed and born as a Brahmin. For the first time ever, Rajinikanth spoke against EV Ramaswamy at a public function. They expose the vacuum within our contemporary society like the books we buy for display.
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