At a discussion forum organized by Dravidianist propaganda YouTube channel called “The Debate” filmmaker Ameer made pointed attacks on Sanatana Dharma and Brahmins. Positioning himself as an outsider to caste due to his Muslim upbringing, Ameer accused “Aryans” of creating the caste system, linked honour killings to Hindu epics, and openly backed the DMK as the “more positive” force in Tamil Nadu politics. His remarks, laced with sweeping generalisations and provocative claims, also took aim at cultural practices like Vinayagar Chaturthi, portraying them as dominated by “intermediate castes” while alleging Brahmins stay aloof.
Ameer begins his speech by preaching about Islam saying “In this discussion forum with students present, there’s a difference between the other speakers and me. They grew up in the caste hierarchy. I am an exception. They grew up within the caste hierarchy. I grew up looking at the caste hierarchy from outside. Since I was born into a Muslim family, whatever my father taught me is supreme. We’re workers at the lower rung, load-bearing labourers. That’s where I born into and grew up… Even though I was born into an Islamic family, we did not reside in a Muslim-dominate area. We lived amidst the labourers. From my early days, most of my friends have been load-bearing labourers, tricycle drivers, bullock cart drivers, rickshaw drivers.. Since I grew up with them, all of them were my brothers and relatives. So I never had any concept of caste…”
Ameer said “Caste was inserted by man. Which man? The Aryan (referring to Brahmins). Sanatana Dharmam. He is only imposing caste here. Why is he imposing? Like he said – Those born from heads – Brahmins, shoulders – Kshatriyas, thighs – Vaishyas, legs – Shudra. In colloquial Tamil during our early days they used to say “why are you behaving like a fourth caste person?”. I came to know of its meaning only after I turned 25. So, this disgusting caste was given by Sanatanam. That Sanatanam is what is keeping him and he keeps talking about caste pride. Those who accept this ideology is the one who is all over the world – he is there as Election Commissioner, a judge in Supreme Court, an astronaut in NASA (hinting at Shubhanshu Shukla), works in Google. But he’s holding on to his caste which means that there is no bigger fool than him in the world. You can’t see them as educated people.”
He also says that honour killing have roots in Ramayana and Mahabharatha and feels proud that he hasn’t read them.
He further goes on to quote EV Ramasamy Naicker (hailed as ‘Periyar’ by his followers) saying “Islam is the best medicine to eliminate racial discrimination.”
He further goes on to buttress DMK saying no political party in electoral politics would openly comment on honour killings and caste atrocities as they’ve to get votes at the end of the day.
“Both DMK and AIADMK helped in uplifting our lives. There will be positives and negatives. Among them, the one with more positives is the DMK and Dravidian Movement.“, he said.
He further went on to say “Who conducts and heads the Vinayagar Chaturthi celebrations? The dominant community in that area. The one who is above (Brahmins), the so-called upper caste – you can’t see them in the Vinayagar Chaturthi processions. He won’t do piercing. He will never come to Palani Thaipoosam. You can’t see them there. He won’t walk without slippers. I’ve seen them. I grew up nearby the Vaigai River. Those who bring Molappari will have to cross my house to immerse it in the river. I’ve seen people from across but I’ve never seen people from that (Brahmin) community near that aathu (river side). Their “aathu” (referring to Brahmin’s home) is different. I am talking about Vaigai River. Their “aathu” is different. But they use the intermediate caste.”
“Those who say “Hindus unite” are not talking about this – the person who hacked was a Hindu, the person who died was a Hindu. Does any media talk about that? No. This is the politics. This is what you students should understand. The caste you’re given – you did not ask for it, the religion you’re born – you did not ask for it. But they’ve given you these and someone is asking you to live by it. This is what you have to understand.“, he said like a proselytizer.
Who Is Ameer?
Ameer Sultan, a Tamil filmmaker known for his Islamist-Dravidianist leanings, has faced growing scrutiny over his close ties with Jaffer Sadiq, a former DMK NRI Wing official accused of running an international drug-trafficking network. Dubbed Sadiq’s “bestie,” Ameer was named in an ED chargesheet alleging money laundering through films and was summoned by the NCB in April 2024 in connection with the smuggling of pseudoephedrine worth ₹2,000 crore. In October 2024, a special court summoned both Ameer and Sadiq as part of the ongoing money-laundering case. More recently, Ameer was accused of participating in a coordinated smear campaign against Justice G. R. Swaminathan, aligning with the DMK’s broader ideological ecosystem.
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