Recently, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin’s son and DMK’s crown prince Udhayanidhi Stalin, spilled the beans that he and his wife are Christians while speaking at a Christmas celebration event in Chennai’s Harbour constituency.
Prior to his speech, the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Minister P. Sekarbabu shouted ‘Hallelujah, Hallelujah’ on top of his voice much to the jubilation of the Christian priests on the stage and audience.
This recent cringe fest that unfolded on stage is a manifestation of what the so-called ‘Dravidian Model’ is all about.
It is nothing surprising as the ‘Dravidian Movement’ itself traces its roots to British Christian evangelist Robert Caldwell, whose has a statue for himself in Chennai’s Marina Beach since 1968.
Robert Caldwell established and peddled the Dravidian race identity to detach native Hindus from their faith so that their souls can be harvested into Christianity.
His successor GU Pope went one step further in appropriating classical Tamil Hindu texts by secularizing them so that it can be conflated with Christianity.
The seeds sowed by the two Christian missionaries were watered by the British stooges of Justice Party that has now become a big tree under which the DMK seeks refuge. The DMK with its ‘Christutva’ model tends to this tree with its leaders frequently resorting to Christian appeasement – either by hurting Hindus or cajoling Christians.
Here are a few instances that show why DMK’s ‘Dravidian Model’ is nothing but ‘Christutva Model’ which has been acknowledged by some of the its leaders quite a few times.
Stalin Govt By Christians For Christians Said TN Speaker Appavu
DMK MLA and Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M. Appavu had declared that the MK Stalin-led government in the state was formed by Christians and for Christians.
Appavu openly admitted that the DMK came to power because of the ‘fasting’ and support of Roman Catholic Christians and that Chief Minister MK Stalin acknowledges that the DMK government was installed with the help of Christians.
“I frequently tell this. This is ‘your’ government. A government that has been formed by ‘you’. A government that has been formed because of your ‘fasting’. A government that has been brought by your prayers and wishes to the Lord. This is a government for ‘you’.” the DMK MLA said while addressing a gathering of Catholic Christians on the occasion of St. Paul’s Seminary held in Trichy on June 29, 2022.
He further added that Christianity and Christian priests were the root causes for the formation of the DMK government which talks about ‘social justice’ and ‘Dravida Model’.
“I’ve already told this to the pastors many times. You don’t have to expect anyone. You can decide among yourselves and figure out the problems that you face and and bring it to the atttention of our Chief Minister. He won’t reject it all because he knows very well that this government was formed by you. So, this is ‘your’ government. He is ‘your’ Chief Minister. You can boldy place any request before him. Make the necessary arrangement for that without any delay. To support you, I am there, brother Inigo (another MLA who won on DMK ticket) is there, our wonderful brother Peter Alphonse (Congress leader and Chairman of State Minorities Commission), is there. We will stand by you, listen to your pleas, and take it to the attention of the Hon’ble Chief Minister for taking necessary action.”, Appavu told the Christian pastors and other Christians assembled.
He also said that Tamil Nadu wouldn’t have developed at all without Christians.
Again while speaking at the Tirunelveli Social Service Society, an outfit of the Catholic Diocese of Palyamkottai in November 2022, Appavu said that the evolution of schemes like ‘Pudhumai Penn’ (₹1000 stifend for girl students) originated from the Church which the DMK government is implementing. He also hailed Macaulay and the Christian missionaries.
When DMK Fin Min PTR Hailed Christian Missionaries
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan hailed Christian Missionaries as torchbearers of social justice who had contributed to the development of the region.
“Be it in India or Tamil Nadu or even Madurai, the contribution of American missionaries is not always talked about much. The link between Madurai and American missionaries goes back to 1881 or even beyond. They contributed to the overall development of the region by providing educational and medical facilities, though they were not the colonising power here,” Palanivel Thiagarajan was quoted saying in The Hindu.
Palanivel Thiagarajan also said that the work of American Christian missionaries across the world championed the cause of people’s welfare, be it the civil rights movement in the USA or the Dravidian movement in Tamil Nadu.
It is understandable for Appavu, who is believed to be a practicing Christian, to praise Christian missionaries. But the fact that Palanivel Thiagarajan himself, who comes across as a devout Hindu and often boasts of his family making donations to Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple and Sabarimala Temple, has no qualms in hailing Christian missionaries who often indulge in forceful religious conversion, clearly establishes that the DMK is a ‘Christutva’ party.
Appointing Crypto-Christians For Managing Hindu Temples
One R. Appu Raja, alleged to be a ‘crypto-Christian’, was to get married at the Mylapore Kapaleeswarar Temple on November 7, 2022. The wedding invitation mentioned Appu Raja as working with the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department.
From the posters stuck for the wedding, it came to light that Appu Raja, who was recruited by the DMK government last year to work in the HR&CE department, was the Deputy Organizer of the DMK Mylapore East student wing.
Thanks to the efforts of Hindu Munnani, the marriage that was to happen in violation of the temple agamas was thwarted and was later held at a private hall.
DMK Min I Periyasamy’s Daughter-In-Law Calls For Vatican Intervention
Mercy Senthil Kumar, the daughter-in-law of DMK minister I Periyasamy and wife of DMK MLA I.P. Senthil Kumar, had urged that a law be enacted requiring the Vatican approval to arrest Christian pastors and sisters around the world. She made this comment in light of Christian pastor Stan Swamy’s death, who had links with Maoists.
She went on to say that education and rationality only came to India following the arrival of Christian Fathers and Sisters, and that the majority of India’s educational institutions are in the hands of priests and sisters, who should teach politics and law.
Maoist Sympathizing Christian Priest Appointed To TNPSC
The MK Stalin-led DMK government appointed Fr. A. Raj Mariasusai, a Christian priest of the Salesian order and a known Maoist sympathizer.
Father Mariasusai has an extremely controversial past as he allegedly had a close relationship with recently deceased ‘Urban Naxal’ and fellow Christian priest Stanislaus Lourduswamy, aka Stan Swamy. The Retreat Don Bosco Yercaud, an organization which he is associated with, undertook a campaign and distributed ‘relief materials’ in honour of terror accused Stan Swamy who died recently.
When Alleged ‘Dalit’ Mayor Met Rabid Anti-Hindu Pastor
The DMK government in Tamil Nadu had reserved Mayor post of Chennai for a woman belonging to the Scheduled Caste. Accordingly, R Priya of the DMK was sworn in as the Mayor of Chennai.
However, Priya’s claims of being a Dalit is being disputed as she is alleged to be a Christian.
Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News) had published an article in which it has been stated that she is said to be a member of the Evangelical Church of India (ECI). The news outlet’s Twitter handle tweeted the article with the caption that Priya Rajan is a ‘Dalit Christian’.
Priya after taking over as Mayor met with Bishop Ezra Sargunam, a rabid Christian fundamentalist who shares close ties with the DMK and is known for his hate speech against Hindus.
*Mayor of Chennai* is a member of *Ottery ECI Church*. She Went to visit *Bishop Ezra* to receive his blessings
Now, any doubt on Gopalapuram connection – Crypto.This is total injustice to Dalit community. pic.twitter.com/3Vm7EXGL8c
— Indu Makkal Katchi (Offl) 🇮🇳 (@Indumakalktchi) March 5, 2022
DMK Govt Created By Christians Said Stalin
CM Stalin himself had said that his government was formed because of Christians while participating in the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Church of South India in September 2021.
“The government that is there in Tamil Nadu today is one that has been created by you. I won’t call it as my government. This is our government.”, CM Stalin said.
In his speech at the event, CM Stalin hailed the Church of South India saying that the Church was a boon to Tamil Nadu which played a big role in building educational institutions and hospitals.
He said that the Church today functions as a movement of ‘social work’ for the Tamil Nadu people.
DMK: A ‘Christutva’ Party
The DMK claims itself as a ‘secular’ party and accuses the BJP of doing ‘Hindutva’ politics. Many journalists and political observers also peddle this narrative. In reality, it is the DMK which is the real ‘communal’ party which has been fanning communalism through its ‘Christutva’ politics. It is this ‘Christutva’ politics that has made the DMK harvest Christian votes en masse.
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