The leftist ecosystem over the years has ensured that lie after lie is repeated and brains of young students is literally “washed” with them. The Nehruvian system of education ensured Indians remain colonial slaves and continue to be Brown sepoys of the colonisers and the invaders even after regimes have changed and democracy has flourished.
Down south, the Dravidian ecosystem has ensured that a rabid anti-Hindu, anti-Tamil “ideologue” of theirs, the one and only EV Ramasamy Naicker (referred to as Periyar by his loyal followers), continues to be venerated by the incoming generations.
The NDA government promised that textbooks will be changed to include the truth and children be taught the glory of our illustrious past. There has been change but not enough change has been made. While textbook lessons with respect to Mughal invaders and other lies that were propagated have been done away with, the NCERT/CBSE board introduces (not sure how long this has been the case), this Dravidianist rabid anti-Hindu as a “reformer” in its Class 8, History (Social Science textbook – Our Pasts III) in its 7th Chapter titled – Women, Caste and Reform.
The chapter continues to showcase the same names that were included in textbooks more than 2 decades ago – people such as Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar, Swami Dayanand Saraswati, Rajaram Mohun Roy and Shri Narayana Guru. Then comes the surprise – EV Ramasamy Naicker is also featured in the chapter under the “Non Brahman movement”.
This section is completely riddled with lies. Let’s look at each one of them.
Busting The Myths Of EVR Peddled In NCERT Textbook
Claim In NCERT: “They challenged Brahminical claims to power”
Reality: Back in the day, most of the Tamil Brahmins either worked as priests in temples or as teachers in schools that are funded by landed communities like Mudaliars, Chettiars, Pillais, etc. Some of the Brahmins lived on land donated to them by kings. With the coming of the British, the Brahmins who were once at the hold of these communities, proved to be agile with their skills and were employed by the British in various roles. It was not only the Brahmins who were employed by the British but a few other communities as well which included people from other communities including those from the Justice Party which EVR and his cronies went on to found.
Claim In NCERT: “E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker, or Periyar, as he was called, came from a middle-class family.”
Reality: He was born into a rich merchant family in Erode. He was not Tamil to begin with, he belonged to the Kannada Kamma community. In the book, Collected Works of EVR by DK’s K Veeramani, he describes EVR’s father Venkata Naicker as “A popular rich merchant; Ardent devotee of Hindu religion. (A Vaishnavite)” . So surely, EVR was not from a middle-class family.
Claim In NCERT: “Interestingly, he had been an ascetic in his early life”
Reality: Thanks to his father’s Hindu leanings, EVR had the chance to “hear Tamil Vaishnav religious Gurus talks on mythologies at his house, enjoying their hospitability. As a boy, he started questioning the contradictions and illusions in the fables of Hindu deities spread by the Aryan Race ie., Brahmins for subjugating Dravidian Race” – as mentioned in the book by K Veeramani.
By 13, he was married to his first wife Nagammal. He did “reform his orthodox wife and sowed rationalistic views”. Let us tell you how he did it.
His wife, Nagammaiyar, was a devout woman who occasionally visited temples during festivals. However, EVR was determined to put an end to this practice, and he employed a rather unconventional—and controversial—method to achieve this. An account of this in a book under the chapter “Thoughts On Society”, it reads, “(2) Abolition of temple visitation: Nagammaiyar visits the temple every now and then during festivals. EV Rao’s plan is to stop this case. The prank he did for this was very funny. One day Nagammaiyar went to the temple with some women on the occasion of some festival. E.V.Ra. He went to the temple with some of his companions. He stood in a secluded place so that the minor Kolumbundu Ammaiyar could not see him well. Showing Nagammaiyar to his associates, ‘She is someone new. She has come to our town. We must conquer her; Make the effort you need to know her intentions.’ They also went to where Avvammaiyar was standing and started mocking him. Nagammaiyar saw the proceedings of this meeting. He had no idea what to do. Feet were hot. The body trembled. The heart was pounding with unbearable fear. She was drenched in sweat. However, she somehow managed to escape from the men and returned home. After knowing the situation of the temples, the next day she realized that the event held in the temple was a trick of her husband.”
His extreme and manipulative approach succeeded in instilling fear in her, effectively putting an end to her temple visits.
When Periyar's wife went to a temple, he told his friends that's a new prostitute is in town. His friends went and misbehaved. Wife got scared and ran away. But then what do you expect from someone named after a mass murdering dictator but to glorify such a horrible man? pic.twitter.com/czeYKQ3Mpj
— Eminent Intellectual (@total_woke_) February 20, 2023
Claim In NCERT: “Periyar was an outspoken critic of Hindu scriptures, especially the Codes of Manu, the ancient lawgiver, and the Bhagavad Gita and the Ramayana. He said that these texts had been used to establish the authority of Brahmans over lower castes and the domination of men over women.”
Reality: He was not a “critic” of Hindu scriptures. That’s a mild way of putting it when compared to the venom he spewed about Hindu Gods and scriptures. A critic is someone who engages thoughtfully and civilly to analyze, evaluate, and critique, using rational arguments grounded in principle. This rabid hate monger only abused Hindu Gods. EVR disgustingly described the birth of Hindu God Murugan. Kamba Ramayanam, the Tamil version of Ramayana that is revered in Tamil Nadu was denounced by Periyar as a ‘storehouse of falsehood’. Tamil Saivite literature like Tevaram, Tiruvasagam and Tirumandiram which are part of the Thirumurai, a collection of songs in praise of Hindu God Shiva was called as rubbish by EVR. He had called the presiding deity Lord Rangathaswamy of Srirangam as a god who comes in search of prostitutes. He had also claimed that Rama had married other women apart from Sita for his sexual pleasure. He had also claimed that Ravana was, in fact, a Dravidian King from South India.
In 1953, Periyar organized agitation for the desecration of Ganesha idols. He had elaborated extensively on the motivations behind the breaking of the idols. He had said in a speech in 1953, “We have to eradicate the gods who are responsible for the institution which portrays us as sudras, people of low birth, and some others as Brahmins of high birth. While the former go on toiling, without any education, whereas the latter can remain without exerting themselves. We have to break the idols of these gods. I start with Ganesa because it is he who is worshipped before undertaking any task.”
Claim In NCERT:“But orthodox Hindu society also reacted by founding Sanatan Dharma Sabhas and the Bharat Dharma Mahamandal in the north, and associations like the Brahman Sabha in Bengal. The object of these associations was to uphold caste distinctions as a cornerstone of Hinduism, and show how this was sanctified by scriptures.”
Reality: It feels as if there is an anti-Hindu element sitting right at the textbook committee for peddling such anti-Hindu lies and ensuring children who are at a very nascent stage are fed this propaganda nonsense and challenge the practices in their homes. This is especially targeted at Hindus as you cannot see much on other religious denominations in the chapter.
Hindus have consistently adapted their practices to remain relevant through changing times unlike one barbaric political cult that is stuck in the medieval past and bays for the blood its non-followers. Gurus like Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Swami Vivekananda, Ramanujacharya, Kanchi Sankaracharya, Aurobindo and many others have enabled reforms within the community breaking the caste rigidity.
Claim In NCERT:“Periyar on women – Periyar wrote: Only with the arrival of words such as Thara Mukurtham our women had become puppets in the hands of their husbands … we ended up with such fathers who advise their daughters … that they had been gifted away to their husbands, and they belong to their husband’s place. This is the … result of our association with Sanskrit. Periyar, cited in Periyar Chintahnaikal”
Reality: Let us tell you what EVR had to say about women and women empowerment meant to him.
Said Women Visit Temples To Enjoy Being Groped By Men
During a widely celebrated speech revered by followers of EVR and D-Stocks, EVR crudely asserted that women visit temples to be groped, “Husbands usually don’t go to the temple, but at least to have fun they go. The women who are tied (Married) can go only during festival season. Only by going there, she can rub with four men; If she stays at home ‘Her husband will threaten asking ‘what work; If she goes there… ‘Come’ will say the husband; She will say ‘Can’t come they are crushing’; He will say ‘Come, come through them’, She gets all that pleasure only when she is taken to the temple; He is habituated to this because everyone else’s wife is also subject to the same, hence no one will ridicule it. Only because of this, she is holding her life. If we make different arrangements for this, women would not go to temples.”
2. EVR, of age 94 says in his Irudhi Perurai (Final Great Speech) in 1973:
"Why are temples still alive?Because only in a temple's festive crowd, will a husband get the pleasure of seeing his wife being groped.
He is habituated to this because everyone else's wife is also… pic.twitter.com/CUwFJoAk5X
— Tamil Labs 2.0 (@labstamil) March 21, 2024
Had Romantic Escapades With Prostitutes
Samy Chidambaranar’s 1939 book “Tamizhar Thalaivar” delves into several controversial claims, including allegations about E.V. Ramasamy (Periyar). The book narrates accounts of his nocturnal activities with women by riverbanks while having his wife prepare meals for such outings. Titled, “Family Mischief” (Kudumba Kurumbugal), Samy Chidambaranar narrates, “Ramasamy was a great “Minor” (flirt) before he ventured into public life. His friends will joke about his ‘minor’ exploits quite quirkily. Sometimes he (EVR) would also talk about it. In those days, EVR was mostly in the houses of prostitutes – entering and departing. There were many partners for this. Ramasamy and his associates would go to the banks of River Cauvery with a group of prostitutes during the lunar nights. They would spend the whole night in the river ‘having fun’ and return home only early in the morning. The food for these meetings should come from EVR’s house only. Parents should not know about food delivery. For this, EVR will seek the help of Nagammai. She will, too, unbeknownst to the family, would cook the food that her husband wanted, and the food would be sent through the backdoor and taken to the Cauvery by a cart.”
Tamil Brahmins “Prostituted” Their Women To Other Castes
On Page 168 of the book “Collected Works of EVR Periyar“, it talks about how he said Tamil Brahmins “prostituted” their women to other castes.
“I asked him to tell me where he stands in the society. I asked him to tell me the rank he holds under the caste hierarchy. He told me his status in life is that of a minister. He replied that he is a Reddiar by caste. Stating the caste as Reddy, Gounder, Naidu, and Naicker are all names we have created. But according to shastras, religion, and tradition, we are all “Shudras” the fourth caste. This continues to exist for a long time. We have started the movement to crusade against this long-lasting disgraceful status. After that, I asked him what was meant by “Shudra”. I myself explained to him that “shudra” means the son of a prostitute.
Then I continued to speak to him. I said, “You have high degree of education. You have passed B.A., B.L., You were a minister for three years. Again you are a now a minister. You are still a “Shudra” the son of a prostitute. You are not ashamed of your low social status. A fellow who begs at you, a fellow who is willing to prostitute his womenfolk for you, calls himself as a high born. You accept him as superior in caste. You prostrate at his feet”. I finally put the question, ” Now you tell me whether you want the Self-Respect Movement or not?” He simply replied that all these have existed for a very long period.”
For example: Official source material publicly available. Collected Works of EVR Periyar P. 168- hence this is the established community level of obscenity in Tamil discourse.
Says TB "prostituted" (notice verbal noun) their women folk to yal? @amarprasadreddy #Obscenity pic.twitter.com/9q6Gk3ecCt
— Reality Check India (@realitycheckind) November 5, 2024
Hindu Women Go To Crowded Temples To Rub Their Bodies Against Strange Men
In what is said to be one of his speeches and later published in the Dravidianist mouthpiece Viduthalai in 1973, EVR says, “Young women who are tied up at home can be seen outside only during temple festivals. Only if they go there will they be able to rub their bodies against young men. If they are at home, the husband threatens her with work. If she goes there, he will ask her to come. “I am not able to come, he is crushing me, he is crushing me“, she would say, “Come without a word“, he would say.
He receives that pleasure only when he takes his wife to the temple. That became a habit since this is the state of all wives, no one makes fun of it. Because of such things, life goes on. If we make other arrangements as appropriate, the women will return.”
Mr E.V Ramasamy Periyar about women in temples, early 70s near Madurai pic.twitter.com/DNl29Sjen6
— Reality Check India (@realitycheckind) October 29, 2020
This is what EVR had in mind and said about women.
Claim In NCERT: “Convinced that untouchables had to fight for their dignity”
It is highly unfortunate that NCERT glorifies this perverted being as a reformer and one who fought for women’s/oppressed caste people’s rights.
EVR Was No Reformer, He Was Just A Rabid Hate Mongering Bigot
Called For Genocide Of Brahmins
EVR called for the genocide of Brahmins in the name of abolishing the caste system.
He said “If to eradicate caste we need to burn the agraharams (Tamizh Brahmin house colonies) and murder atleast 1000 Tamizh Brahmins then we will do exactly that” declaring the date of genocide as 26th November 1957, the Constitution Day.
The book “Periyar Thought Collection Part 1” records a speech by EVR where he advocated for the killing of Brahmin men and women if the Rajaji government failed to withdraw the Madras scheme of elementary education (Kulakalvi Thittam) in 1953. In another incident, EVR made a direct comparison between Brahmins and Jews, suggesting that Brahmins should be forcibly removed from India. This statement was made in 1938, coinciding with the rise of persecution against Jews in Germany. It is evident that EVR’s intention behind this comparison was to incite prejudice and discrimination against Brahmins. Additionally, he expressed the belief that in order to eliminate caste in India, it was necessary to eradicate God, religion, scriptures, and Brahmins. In a separate address by EVR in Virudhunagar in 1944, he offered guidance to students, proposing that just as the Germans persecuted Jews and rose to power, why shouldn’t we do the same to Aryans (Brahmins)?
In another instance, during his speech in Karaikudi, EVR openly encouraged non-Brahmins to kill Brahmins. EVR said, “They are celebrating festival it seems , he is celebrating Soora Samhaaram, what is it? He (Soorapadman the demon) was someone who said there is no god, they killed him, therefore now we can kill those buggers… that won’t be wrong (if we kill them) may be legally it will be wrong, that legal offence and all are bullshit we cant be bothered that it is legally wrong. We have to come to the conclusion, wherever we see a temple we must go inside and break all the idols inside, wherever we find Paapan (Brahmins) we must kill and destroy him. He has done like this to us, after all he (Tamil Brahmin) has done things like this only to come to this position. We must also do to the him, whatever he has done, what, a few of us have to die, if one Tamil dies for one paapan, means only three of us will die out of every hundreds, balance 94% will still remain.”
Called Pongal Festival A Nuisance
In a 1931 article penned under the pseudonym “Screw Loose,” EVR, hailed as Periyar by his followers, abused the Pongal festival, lambasting it as a wasteful and harmful tradition. He expressed particular disdain for the cultural practices surrounding Pongal, such as preparing sweet and savory dishes that, he claimed, were often overindulged in by poorer families.
Gems On Muslims
EVR harbored strong animosity toward minorities, particularly Muslims, and expressed his views openly. In a 1962 article, he declared that the nation would be doomed if it continued to support minorities. He vehemently attacked Muslims, blaming them for literally every issue, and worked to rally the non-Brahmin community against both Muslims and Hindu Brahmins by spreading hatred. This editorial reflects EVR’s deeply divisive rhetoric, in which he not only targeted Muslims but also sought to create further divisions in society by pitting non-Brahmin communities against both Muslims and Brahmin Hindus.
He referred to Christians and Muslims in Tamil Nadu as “non-Tamils,” stating, “In Tamil Nadu’s population, Brahmins make up 2.75%, Christians around 4%, Muslims approximately 5%, Malayalis about 8%, and people from Karnataka roughly 5%. When you combine these groups, they account for 25% of the population. Yet, these ‘non-Tamils’ occupy 75% of the top positions in employment. The suffering of Tamils, he argued, is due to the fact that Brahmins, Christians, Muslims, and others falsely claim to be Tamils.”
What He Thought About Malayalis
EVR’s dislike for Malayalis is evident in several of his speeches and writings. He often used strong, provocative language to criticize Malayalis, particularly targeting their cultural practices, social structures, and perceived dominance in certain spheres.
Abused Tamil Language And Called Thirukkural As ‘Faeces’
EVR hated Tamil so much that he called Thirukkural as faeces. In an editorial published in Viduthalai on October 11, 1967, EVR referred to Tamil as a “kaatumiraandi mozhi” (barbarian language). This was not an isolated remark—throughout his life, he belittled Tamil, advocating for its abandonment in favor of English. He even went so far as to say that “Tamil is a language not even useful for begging.” Silappadikaram, one of Tamil Nadu’s most revered literary works from the Sangam era, was dismissed by EVR as Aryan propaganda. In a speech on March 30, 1951, he described it as a collection of superstitions that promoted the subjugation of women.
Between October and November 1967, EVR wrote multiple articles portraying Tamils as backward and irrational. He argued that their inventions and traditions—such as the grinding stone, oil lamps, and bullock carts—were primitive and of no practical use. He even claimed that Tamils had no concept of time and had borrowed it from the English.
EVR openly derided Tamil society, describing its people as lacking racial consciousness, self-respect, nationalism, and even basic humaneness.
In a Viduthalai editorial dated March 16, 1967, EVR declared that Tamil scholars and pundits deserved to be imprisoned for life and hanged, accusing them of failing to contribute to society’s progress. He even ridiculed the World Tamil Conference, calling it a “census to enumerate fools.”
Thirukkural, revered as one of the greatest works of Tamil literature, was scathingly criticized by EVR. Initially, he praised it, but later dismissed it as “feces placed in a golden plate.”
EVR had contempt for Subramania Bharathi, the iconic poet and nationalist leader. In the journal Ticutar, he mocked Bharathi for calling Tamil the sister language of Sanskrit. He even compared Bharathi to a rat.
Nehru Himself Called EVR A Lunatic
When EVR gave a genocidical call to kill Brahmins, Nehru had written a letter to then Chief Minister of Madras K. Kamaraj saying that EVR’s call might lead to strong communal feeling which could even lead to murders.
Anguished by the virulent vitriol spewed by EVR, Nehru shot off another letter to Kamaraj on 5 November 1957 in which he asked EVR to “be put in a lunatic asylum” and let his “perveted mind be treated there”.
NCERT Should Be Ashamed
It is one thing for a state entrenched in Dravidianism to glorify this hateful bigot as social reformer. It is also understandable if the EVR glorifying propaganda was inserted in textbook when the NCERT was under the control of leftists ably supported by the Congress-led UPA government. But NCERT should be a little more responsible as non-Tamil students across India would matter how much the Dravidianists, leftists and the woke Brahmins try to hail EVR as a social reformer
Is this the kind of idol and ideologue that NCERT/CBSE wants to introduce children to? Do we want our children to celebrate a man who abused Hindus, derogated Tamil culture, saw women as flesh, to live life “enjoying without responsibility”, and called for a genocide?
NCERT must be ashamed for peddling falsehoods about this rabid hate mongering demagogue and poisoning impressionable minds. It is even more shameful that the BJP government at the Centre has continued to allow this falsehood to be peddled right under its nose despite being in power for over a decade.
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