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Old Video Of Dravidianist Speaker Oviya Abusing Devendra Kula Vellar Community Resurface Amid Kasthuri’s Arrest For Controversial Speech, Netizens Ask “Will DMK Govt Arrest Her?”

November 21, 2024
The Commune

The ruling DMK government, which arrested actress Kasthuri Shankar on 17 November 2024 for allegedly making offensive remarks about Telugu-speaking communities in Tamil Nadu during a protest on 3 November centered on Brahmin rights and discrimination against Hindus, has faced criticism from netizens. They have questioned why the DMK has not taken similar action against individuals like Dravidar Kazhagam activists, who have not only insulted Hindu gods and beliefs but also targeted entire Devendrakula Velalar community, calling out the government’s apparent hypocrisy.

A recent video that resurfaced shows Oviya, an activist from Dravidar Kazhagam, making abusive statements against the Devendrakula Velalar community in 2019, in which she stated, “Krishnasamy can keep whatever name he wants, but Devendrakula Velalar also means son of Paapan’s (Brahmin) mistress (Vapaati).” 

Now, netizens are calling out the actions taken by the government. The irony is that throughout the entire video, Oviya was speaking against the oppression of the caste system, yet she chose to ridicule him solely because he is a Scheduled Caste leader who supports the BJP and advocates for Hindi as a third language, so he is anti-dravidianist.

Though actress Kasthuri Shankar has been granted bail, her controversial arrest has sparked concerns about state overreach and oppression. Despite apologizing for her remarks, which were made during a protest in Chennai on 3 November, the government pursued a deliberate witch hunt, even sending a special team from Greater Chennai Police to arrest her at her home in Hyderabad.

The police team from Chennai apprehended her in Narsingi, Hyderabad, on 17 November. Kasthuri had allegedly made offensive remarks about Telugu-speaking communities during the protest, leading to a complaint by the All India Telugu Federation. She was charged under several sections of the Indian Penal Code related to promoting enmity and causing public alarm. Additionally, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court rejected her request for anticipatory bail in another case involving alleged disparaging remarks against women from a specific community.

Meanwhile, no action has been taken against YouTuber Irfan, who blatantly violated medical protocols by cutting his newborn baby’s umbilical cord in a hospital. Despite the seriousness of this breach, DMK Minister Ma Subramanian, who initially vowed to pursue legal action, later downplayed the incident, dismissing it as “not a heinous crime.”

There have been many instances of Dravidianists unleashing venom against the Hindu community particularly Brahmins.

No action has been taken against Dravidianist Thirumurugan Gandhi who had recently insinuated that martyred Major Mukund Varadarajan was a war criminal.

Despite filing an FIR against Dravidianist YouTuber Mukhtar Ahmed and hate spewer Dr. Kantharaj for their crass video derogating and objectifying cinema actresses, no arrest has been made.

Piyush Manush, another Dravidianist who fashions himself as an environmental activist had made baseless allegations against Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi. Prior to that he made hate speech against Chidambaram Deekshitars calling them as “people who want to marry 8-year-old girls”.

A rabid anti-Hindu YouTube channel named U2 Brutus released a video titled “This is the reason why Nataraja stands with his leg lifted“, in which a person who identifies himself as ‘Minor’ resorts to slandering Hindu God Siva and Goddess Kaali.

Below are some of the posts from netizens urging the current DMK government to take a stance similar to that of actress Kasthuri regarding Dravidar Kazhagam activist Oviya.

 

 

 

 

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