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“Robert Caldwell Was A School Dropout, His Book On Dravidian Languages Is Fake, He And GU Pope Came To Evangelize”, Says TN Guv RN Ravi

March 5, 2024
The Commune

During the commemoration of Ayya Vaikundar’s 192nd birth anniversary, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, who presided over the event, mentioned that the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG) established by the British recruited individuals who had left school prematurely. These recruits underwent basic training before being sent to India. Ayya Vaikundar, a notable social reformer from Kanniyakumari district, was central to the discussion. Governor Ravi released the Tamil version of the book titled “Sri Mahavishnu’s Avatharam – Sri Vaikundaswamy Aruliya Sanathana Varalaru” during the event.

Speaking at the event, he narrated how the East India Company was tasked with evangelising the people, changing their faith, and bringing them to the Gospel when they came to trade in India. He stated that the British initially considered transitioning from a trading focus to territorial control in Bengal, prompting debates within the British government. However, after deliberation, they concluded that the colonisation methods employed in America, Australia, and Canada, involving the destruction of local populations through diseases, were not feasible for India. Though Bharat was large, and diverse by language, food, etc the people were united because of Sanatana Dharma. 

He further added, “GU Pope, they were all recruited by Society for Propagation of Gospel, SPG. Robert Caldwell, I saw written somewhere that he was a graduate. He is a school dropout, he didn’t pass even high school, this is false information given on Wikipedia and all. He was a person who couldn’t even clear his high school but they picked up such people and brought them to India. Caldwell and GU Pope, they were brought to Madras Presidency and many others, and then they started with a strong force evangelising, conversion.”

He continued, “They started closing all the native schools, running here for a long time. Only missionaries were allowed to run the schools. Admissions were allowed only if you were baptised, unless a child is baptised, it will not get admission in these schools,” 

“In 1833 Ayya Vaikundaswami appeared. It was at that time, 1824, that Thiruvarutprakasa Vallalar had appeared. All these people had appeared because Sanatana Dharma was being destroyed by the British. He started targeting them and he is the one who wrote a very very fake book – Grammar of Dravidian Languages. The person who has not even entered college, who had not even finished schooling, claimed to be a philologist, a great linguist, and here people quote it. Because people here even today, there are people who want to destroy Sanatana Dharma. Sanatan means indestructible, Sanatan means it has been always there and it shall always be there, you cannot destroy. Sanatan is where all are inclusive. In fact, the world is looking forward to Sanatan because all other faiths, all other systems are divisive – my way or highway. That is how everyone says but we say no we are all family, Vasudeiva Kutumbakam, Yaadum Oorey, Yaavarum Kelir, we are all one,” he stated.

“They are the followers of those who collaborated with the British, mourned on August 15, 1947, our Independence Day, and observed it as a Black Day. Sanatan is where everything is inclusive. As all the other faiths are divisive, the world is looking forward to Sanatana Dharma. Today, our country is awake and experiencing a comprehensive resurgence. We are all fortunate that we are living in this age, witnessing and participating, playing our role,” he added.

“PM Modi is working on the path of Ayya Vaikundar to reach his dreams and to save Sanatana Dharma,” he further added.

(with inputs from The Hindu & DTNext)

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