Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as an MP from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency on Friday (24 March 2023) in accordance with a Surat trial court order, which had convicted him in a criminal defamation case and sentenced him to two years in prison on Thursday for his remarks “how come all thieves have Modi surname?”
Following this, a section on the social media demanded that a similar case be filed against the DMK leaders in constitutional positions, citing their habit of abusing the Brahmin community in public meetings.
In this context, an old video of DMK Minister for School Education Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi quoting EV Ramasamy Naicker calling the entire Brahmin community as ‘pickpockets’, has been making the rounds on social media.
In his address to Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and various other Islamic organisations on October 16, 2021, incumbent minister Anbil Mahesh quoted a conversation between Brahmins and EV Ramasamy Naicker (rabid anti-Hindu, anti-Brahmin speaker), saying, “In those days Brahmins went to Periyar and asked him why they were scared of Brahmins, despite the fact that they made up only 3% of the population.”
Anbil Mahesh cited EV Ramasamy’s response to Brahmins, saying, “EV Ramasamy narrated a story. When a festival occurs at a place, thousands of people will attend it. Those attending the festival will keep checking their pockets because they will have money in their pockets. After narrating the short story, EV Ramasamy Naicker stated that only 3% of individuals in a crowd of 1000 will be pickpockets.”
By quoting rabid anti-Brahmin speaker EV Ramasamy Naicker, DMK Minister Anbil Mahesh implied that the entire 3% Brahmins in Tamil Nadu are pickpockets.
This old video of DMK Minister Anbil Mahesh is going viral on social media, with many demanding that a criminal defamation case similar to the one filed against Rahul Gandhi be filed against the DMK minister for insulting the entire Brahmin community.
Tamilnadu School Education minister Mr Anbil Mahesh speaking about Tamizh Brahmin community as pickpockets on VCK stage. @Anbil_Mahesh
Citing Mr EV Ramaswamy (Periyar) 😍😍#DravidianDiscourses #DMRI pic.twitter.com/hReM25zhYa
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