DMK stooge actor Sathyaraj’s daughter Divya Sathyaraj, who is a member of the DMK, recently shared her views on marriage in an interview, expressing her personal stance on the institution, as reported in Tamil Filmibeat.
She stated that she did not agree with the concept of marriage as an institutionalised system. She also said that one did not necessarily have to get married in order to have children, among other views. This is very much in line with Dravidianist ideologue EV Ramasamy also referred to as ‘Periyar’ by his followers.
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In the interview, Divya Sathyaraj said that she has no belief in what she described as the institutionalised structure of marriage. She stated that she did not believe in rituals such as exchanging rings or tying the thaali. She added that there is no need for partners to belong to the same religion or caste in order to marry. According to her, if two people like each other, they can choose to live together, and marriage is not a necessity for that. She further said that it is not even necessary for both individuals to live in the same house, and that they can continue living in separate homes while being in a relationship.
On having children, she said she did not accept the idea that one must be married in order to have a child. She clarified that while she did not oppose others choosing marriage and parenthood, her personal view is that marriage is not essential for having children.
She also said she took pride in not having a horoscope, adding that since her father did not believe in God, he never had one prepared for her. She said she did not believe in or require it.
Following the reactions to her remarks, Sathyaraj released a video expressing support for his daughter.
In the video, Sathyaraj said, “My daughter has given an interview and spoken about marriage, about caste religion, about rituals. Some people supported the opinion expressed and some people have opposed that. They have asked me my opinion, I am a proud Periyarist. I have no belief in caste, religion, and rituals. Same way, they asked me about marriage. Marriage is not a compulsion. That is an individual’s choice. Whether to marry or divorce if things don’t work out, or live alone, or even have a child without being married – today with the existing medical facilities, the developments in the medical field, all this is possible. It may or may not work out, but there is an opportunity for that. In such a scenario, it is an individual’s choice in any case and that is my opinion. So I agree with what Divya said.”
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