‘#ஈவேராஎனும்ஈத்தரை’ (EVR, the scum) trends on Twitter

E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker, popularly hailed as ‘Periyar’ by his followers, once again finds himself facing the ire of netizens with the hashtag #ஈவேராஎனும்ஈத்தரை (transliteration – EeVeRa Enum Eetharai, roughly translating to EVR, a scum).

The hashtag has been trending since last night with many Twitteratis taking a jibe at the controversial marriage between EVR and his own daughter Maniammai. This hashtag trending came as a reaction to derogatory posts on Hindu Gods by ‘Periyarists’.

Many also lashed out at EVR’s hatred towards Dalits especially Dalit women.

 

Here are some of the outstanding posts doing the rounds in social media.

The above is a scene from the famous Tamil movie ‘Thillu Mullu’. In this, the interviewer is asking ‘Who is EeVeRa Enum Eetharai’ to which the interviewee says ‘The guy who went to Yercaud for honeymoon at the age of 70’.

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