After The Commune published an article about The News Minute’s eulogy piece on E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker (known as ‘Periyar’ by his followers), ‘accomplished poet and writer’ Meena Kandasamy took to Twitter and went on a rant spewing slurs against a particular community.
The News Minute on the occasion of E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker’s 47th death anniversary, published an article in remembrance of the Dravida Kazhagam leader. The article starts as an eulogy quoting ‘writer-activist’ Meena Kandasamy, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) MP D. Ravikumar and DMK functionary Salma, ends up as a propaganda piece for the DMK in view of the coming Assembly elections.
‘Neutral’ political analyst and TV debate panelist Sumanth Raman questioned the claims made in the article and asked if whether the The News Minute does not verify facts before publishing.
In light of this, The Commune on December 27 published an article headlined “TNM’s eulogy on anti-Hindu bigot ‘Periyar’ ends as propaganda piece for DMK+, ‘poet’ quoted in article launches personal attack on those calling out fallacies” that elaborated on the rhetorics peddled in The News Minute’s article.
It also pointed out how ‘accomplished poet and writer’ Meena Kandasamy called Sumanth Raman a ‘sombu’ (derogatory term denoting a supporter) of the BJP and a ‘mama’ to poke fun at his Brahmin origins. She also went on to addresses him singular in a tweet.
Not going to waste my precious time answering a BJP sombu. But the point that @WriterRavikumar makes in that piece about reservations is true. Only under Modi 10k medical seats for OBCs was denied by non implementation. EWS is upper caste quota. One can go on giving such examples https://t.co/rVXkwFumeY
— dr. meena kandasamy || இளவேனில் (@meenakandasamy) December 25, 2020
யோவ், நீயா writer or poet? எதுக்கு பொறாமை?? https://t.co/rVXkwFumeY
— dr. meena kandasamy || இளவேனில் (@meenakandasamy) December 25, 2020
Just moments after The Commune published the article, ‘accomplished poet and writer’ Meena Kandasamy went on a rant flaunting her credentials and also made vitriolic comments against a particular community by calling them ‘di*ks’.
She also went on to ask if there are any Brahmin women who have achieved what she has at 36.
This led to a storm with several Twitteratis condemning the language of the ‘accomplished writer and poet’ while addressing the point she had raised in her tweet.
Dr. Jayalalitha
Nirmala Seetharaman
Sudha Murthy— Gayathri (@gjaishan) December 28, 2020
Meena there are large number of Brahmin Women who have achieved more than what you have done at 36. Example SMT.Sudha Murthy, Simple living & High thinking had written few novels & several books both in English & Kannada apart from her Philanthropic work!
— yelvee (@yelvee) December 28, 2020
100 years of reservation, got you nothing but inferiority complex, your credentials mean nothing when it is 35℅=95℅.
Spare us all your gyan. pic.twitter.com/E2gYll1zqo
— Indu Makkal Katchi – இந்து மக்கள் கட்சி ( Off ) (@Indumakalktchi) December 28, 2020
Gita Gopinath, Indira Nooyi, Nirmala Sitharaman, Sushma Swaraj, Sheila Dixit- all Brahmin women. They're more successful than you'll ever be.
— Kanishk (@kanishk94_sh) December 28, 2020
I'm yet to see any Brahmin woman who's acquired such a nasty and irrational caste prejudice at the age of 36. BTW, I have just no idea who she is?
— ।Sambit। 🇮🇳🚩 (@theTallb0y) December 28, 2020
Same here, professional postgraduate, all on merit, didn't take offers outside India, worked at few corporates here for couple of years, started my own firm at 28 and created jobs.
— Dr. Latha (@DrlathaC) December 28, 2020
Sivashankari / vasanthy/ Lakshmi / Rajam Krishnan / Mrs YGP / Chudamani / Andal Priyadarshini / Anuradha Ramanan – This is a small list of writers mainly Brahmin women & they have achieved enough . I can send you big list of orators / performing artist/ professionals
— Nate (@crown1091969) December 28, 2020
My mother before 28 completed her PHD in Chemistry and not gender studies/humanities. This was before 2000. Yeah talk about achievements….
— Tablighi mian (@tablighi_mian) December 28, 2020
Forget Brahmin, every woman in India ha achieved more than you. Yes even Rakhi Sawant also,
— Rajesh Patil (@RajeshP46674499) December 28, 2020
How do you live with so much hatred ?
— Kislay किसलय (@Saffron_Tweeter) December 28, 2020
I think the purpose behind the tweet was to raise hackles, get many Brahmins to speak up about their achievements and then write an atrocity lit about how Brahmins are stomping on others .. best to not respond to vile creatures like her
— Jambavan (@SirJambavan) December 28, 2020
With her tweet on Brahmin women drawing the ire of several netizens, the ‘accomplished poet and writer’ locked her account playing victim card only to make it public again after getting called out.
