Notes From Nowhere

For once the masks are off, and that is good.Thanthai Periyar
Dravida Kazhagam (TPDK) is not against just Hindutva, but
against Hindu religion as well as India. Its president wants
both to be destroyed and eliminated.Could it be a case of
distortion or false news. I dont think so as it has appeared in
their own official magazine.

If you read the speech you may notice that there are many false
statements. To me that is not the major issue. The issue is this-
he has come out categorically against india and hindu religion.
Why this opposition to both. The roots can be traced to Periyar.

According to S.V.Rajadurai till he breathed his last Periyar did
not give up the idea of a separate nation , carved out of India.
Periyar was no fan of Hindu religion. He encouraged conversion
to Islam and found fault with Christianity and Buddhism. For
him converting to Islam is the best option. He also wrote that
for the elimation of caste system hindu religion should be abolished.

So it is no wonder that Mani also speaks on similar lines. Periyar,
as far as I know, did not want destruction of India but only a nation
for the dravidas. But Mani wants both - destruction of the religion
as well as the nation.

Anyway one should be grateful to Mani for making this crystal clear.
There is no beating around the bush. It is not a question of destroying
Hindutva alone. For him the real targets should be India and Hindu religion.
So next time when any of the Periyarties or their fellow travellers
oppose Hindutva dont be mislead by assuming that it is a part of
secular agenda. The real agenda has been spelt out now.

Anyway dont expect that his speech will be condemned by the so
called progressive, rationalist, secular intellectuals in Tamil Nadu.
Because in these days most of them think that nationalism, patriotism,
nation are all bad words as far as they apply to India.