The hashtag “#MakingOfTNSanghis” is trending on Twitter with many Tamil people sharing how they became a Sanghi, a collaquial term referring to a devout Hindu, a subscriber of Hindutva ideology, a support of BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and everything in that spectrum. They shared how they realized the fallacies of the Dravidian ideology pointing out the hatred that is spewed against one faith to appease minorities, the double standards and the contradictions of those claiming to be champions of social justice.
A Twitterati with the username Nataraja Murthi had shared that he had attended 5 workshops by RSS in 1981, Thiruparaithurai on the banks of Kauvery river. He had gained great knowledge about our Culture and had then started Shaka’s in 12 villages in Perambalur District. He then shared that he had to shift to Kerala for employment, where he found that Sanghis were even more strong. “They just don’t bother about No’s, if something is against our Culture, they will come out to agitate forthwith (whether they r single or 10 or 100 in no’s),” he had shared.
#MakingOfTNSanghis
In Kerala, I found more aggressive Sanghi’s than us. They just don’t bother about No’s, if something is against our Culture, they will come out to agitate forthwith (whether they r single or 10 or 100 in no’s).After @annamalai_k Ji, TN Sanghi’s r changing. https://t.co/lPJyFNmk0m
— Nataraja Murthi 🇮🇳 (@Tamil_Reddiar) February 16, 2022
Another netizen with the username Priya Raju shared that she was an atheist and rationalist, and therefore her entire extended family used to vote for Congress/ADMK. However, she eventually realised that pseudo-secularism is just a façade for corruption, and therefore they all shifted to supporting BJP.
I’m an atheist, a rationalist & an assertive woman. My entire extended family used to vote for Congress/ADMK. When we all realised that pseudo-secularism is a veneer used to hide massive looting, incompetence & keeping poor poor: we all shifted en masse to BJP. #MakingOfTNSanghis https://t.co/I8eltZOXQ1
— PriyaRaju (@PriyaRaju) February 16, 2022
A Twitter user with the name Beyond Human had shared that his idea changed during the Karuppar Kootam issue when they questioned someone’s faith, while insulting the Kanda Shashti Kavasam. He had felt it unecessary for them to question someone’s faith when it does not affect anyone.
During karuppar kootam issue, they demeaned our faith in every possible way. That made me thought, If u r a periyarist. U will oppose oppression and it’s fine. What has kantha sashti kavasam do? Y u have to oppose someone faith when it’s not affecting anyone#MakingOfTNSanghis
— Beyond Human (@Beyondhuman10) February 16, 2022
Another user G Pradeep had shared, “I was brainwashed in my School days that EV Ramasamy Naickar and Karunanidhi were the champions of social justice and ones who eradicated casteism in TN. Maturity was when I realized that it was fake propaganda. They try to paste stickers for others work.”
I was brainwashed in my School days that EV Ramasamy Naickar and Karunanidhi were the champions of social justice and ones who eradicated casteism in TN. Maturity was when I realized that it was fake propaganda. They try to paste stickers for others work. #MakingOfTNSanghis
— G Pradeep (@pradeep_gee) February 17, 2022
Here are some other tweets that netizens had shared:
#MakingOfTNSanghis My brother was denied seat in the famous L*y*la College,Chennai because he wasn’t from their religion. A “father” from the interview board informed him to look for seat elsewhere bcos they want more of ‘their’ boys to study in ‘their’ institution. pic.twitter.com/1gXUOiuY3R
— Raja Raja Cholan (@RRCholan4444) February 17, 2022
At school, when my crypto science teacher reduced 5 marks for putting ‘Om’ symbol in exam paper, but didn’t do the same for others who wrote + .., she also asked stu to come 4 Sunday mass to get more marks., some did..
We r Lavanya’s of 90…
— Aryabhata (@Aryabhata99) February 16, 2022
Press F to pray for Upis#MakingOfTNSanghis pic.twitter.com/j5lXRPSSLj
— Indian Christian Sanghi (@ChristianSanghi) February 16, 2022
Got 2 tell my uncle’s story, he was die hard DMK worker, spent 20K of his own money 4 DMK candidate, that guy becomes MLA
2 decade pass, MLA’s son cheats my uncle in a Land deal , 25L loss..
Lesson learned, From that day he & his fam is hardcore Sanghi
— Aryabhata (@Aryabhata99) February 16, 2022
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