In yet another instance of DMK leaders peddling xenophobia against north Indians, DMK Minister Mano Thangaraj can be seen making hateful speeches and negatively stereotyping north Indians especially Gujaratis.
Speaking at an event in October 2022, the DMK Minister said that people in north India roam around in loin cloth.
“Today, the Tamil community and the Indian community is mired in illusion. In north India, people even today roam around in loincloth. If you get an opportunity, go to Gujarat and see. No need to go anywhere else. Once you land there, they will deceive you showing Ahmedabad, Gandhi Nagar, etc. Don’t even look that side. Ask them to show the rural area. Go see the rural area. If you see the rural areas, you will see those people only wear loincloth.”, DMK Minister Mano Thangaraj said.
He further said “In a public meeting yesterday, I asked people who are working in the parotta shops and chicken stalls here. North Indians. How can I get a job studying Hindi? They are coming to work here in parotta shops. I don’t have labourers here to work. From where am I getting labourers? I catch and bring Hindiwallas as labourers here. I pity them. They don’t know the language. They don’t know anything. If they learn Tamil, it will help them. They will get a job learning Tamil. Will I get a job learning Hindi? Such idiots they are. If we tell this, they are asking us to learn Hindi. Now a few our children know Hindi. I don’t have any problem with that. It’s not wrong. Why is the Central Government not making all 22 languages as official language?
Another #DMK minister insults Indians from North 😡
This time it’s Mano Thangaraj, minister of milk and dairy development from DMK @MrSinha_ @MeghUpdates @amitmalviya @UnSubtleDesi @HLKodo
— Arvintha (@ArvinthaB) January 7, 2024
This is not the first time that Mano Thangaraj has made such problematic statements.
Recently while speaking at an event sharing the stage with Dravida Kazhagam leader Suba Vee, DMK MP A Raja, journalist Nakkeeran Gopal, he said that the ‘Hindutva gang’ must be countered with the right weapon.
He had also made disparaging remarks about PM Modi. Sharing the image of PM Modi bowing down to Hindu Adheenam Seers, the DMK Minister said, “Is he dead? (Is he breathing? ), does he have dignity and self-esteem?”
Mano Thangaraj is not the only DMK leader to spew hate against north Indians. Several DMK leaders have made racist comments about north Indians in the past.
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