Dravidian propagandists love to peddle the myth that Tamil Brahmins fled their homeland in droves simply chasing “opportunities” and “greener pastures,” as if centuries of so-called privilege suddenly made them pack up and leave.
They conveniently whitewash one of the major drivers: decades of vicious political persecution under hate-fueled Non-Brahmin movement of EV Ramasamy Naicker (hailed as ‘Periyar’ by his followers), where venom was spewed against Brahmins, their sacred symbols desecrated, and their very existence threatened.
We’re talking forced cuttings of the kudumi, the poonal, and other such acts of humiliation straight out of a fascist playbook.
This wasn’t some abstract “anti-caste” crusade; it was targeted terror by a bunch of bigots against a minority community.
And one such bigot was Suvarezhuthu Subbaiah
He’s glorified as a “rationalist revolutionary” by the Dravidianists. But in a sane society, he would be seen as a deranged vandal, who turned Tamil Nadu’s walls into Nazi-style hate boards.
Born in Surakudi near Karaikudi, Subbaiah grew up in a household deeply shaped by EVR’s poisonous ideology. With little formal education and unable to complete his schooling, he drifted through his early years without direction or stability. Accounts describe a life marked by poverty and rootlessness, as he moved from town to town, detached from conventional family and social structures. Popular Tamil lyricist Yugabharathi has documented his life in his Oonjal Tea book.
For a period, he reportedly lived in and around a tea shop in Mayiladuthurai run by Rangasamy, a figure aligned with the Dravidian movement. Subbaiah had agreed to marry and his ideological allies had also apparently raised funds for him. They had asked him to use the funds to buy a roofed house and some furniture. But Subbaiah spent the entire amount for ‘campaigning’ it seems. How convenient!
As an avid follower of EVR, he took to painting hateful graffitis primarily targeting Brahmins as a way of life. He would apparently go from town to town to paint about the anti-Hindu ideology preached by EVR and also information about his public meetings.
Here are some gems that he reportedly painted as graffitis.
நெற்றியில் திருமண், நெஞ்சிலே களிமண்
Transliteration: Nettriyil Thiruman, Nenjile Kaliman
Translation: Thiruman (sacred mark worn by Vaishnavites) on the forehead, Clay in the hearts.
விஞ்ஞானி கண்டது விரைவு ராக்கெட், அஞ்ஞானி கண்டது விபூதிப் பாக்கெட்
Transliteration: Vignyaani Kandadhu Viraivu Rocket, Angnani Kandadhu Vibhooti Packet
Translation: Scientists discovered speedy rocket, the ignorant discovered Vibhooti (sacred ash that Hindus smear) packet.
வித்தகர் கண்டது பறக்கும் விமானம், பக்தர் கண்டது பறக்காத கருட வாகனம்
Transliteration: Vithagar Kandadhu Parakkum Vimanam, Bakthar Kandathu Parakkadha Garuda Vahanam
Translation: The wise invented the flying plane, the devotees found a non-flying Garuda Vahanam (eagle-shaped mount of Lord Vishnu).
He also wrote on public trash bin saying “Puranas to be dumped here” and also temples as dens of thieves.
One anecdote notes him painting a graffiti on the wall of a Brahmin’s house without permission. When the Brahmin confronted asking him “On whose instructions are you writing these?” to which Subbaiah apparently replied “On whose instructions did Ramanujam preach?”
But the most venomous and hate-mongering graffiti that he is known for is this:
பார்ப்பானே தமிழ்நாட்டை விட்டு வெளியேறு
Transliteration: Paarpaane! Tamil Naatai Vittu Veliyeru!
Translation: Hey you Paarpan! Get out of Tamil Nadu
Paarpan is a casteist slur used by Dravidianists to attack Brahmins.
This graffiti was written in places like Thiruvarur during anti-Brahmin agitations.
When countered with the question – Where will they go?, he apparently replied saying – “Brahmins claim there are seven worlds above and seven below. Let them go to one of those worlds then—why are you so worried?“. A call for the death of Brahmins.
This wasn’t a cry for equality; it was naked incitement to ethnic cleansing, ripped straight from the Nazi playbook. Subbaiah’s tar-smeared slogan “பார்ப்பானே தமிழ்நாட்டை விட்டு வெளியேறு” (Brahmin, get out of Tamil Nadu) targeted Brahmin homes and agraharams just as Hitler’s thugs scrawled “Jews Out!” on shop windows in 1930s Germany, or painted “The Jewish parasite sold Norway on the 9th of April” during the 1940 occupation and “The death of the Jews will end the Saarland’s distress” on a Berlin Jewish cemetery wall in 1938—both pieces of a propaganda machine that dehumanized Jews as threats. Periyar’s Dravidian agitators did the same, framing Brahmins as alien oppressors and rallying non-Brahmins with expulsion calls that fractured families and communities. Subbaiah was no revolutionary; he was a hate-monger whose wall “art” sowed division, a crude echo of Goebbels’ tactics.
EVR himself dialed the rhetoric to genocidal levels: “If you see a snake and a Brahmin, beat the Brahmin first” to strip them of humanity; in 1953 he urged followers to “buy petrol and matchsticks and set fire to all agraharams… if we shoot 10, 20 people and are hung for it, what’s wrong?”
As recorded in Viduthalai magazine (6 November 1957), he asked, “What would you do if caste had to be abolished by burning the agraharas and killing at least a thousand Brahmins?”—prompting the crowd to roar, “Let’s burn them! Let’s kill them!” In 1959 at Chidambaram he declared Brahmins must be “eradicated” because “Brahminism grew out of the Brahmins themselves,” and he openly praised Nazi expulsion of Jews in 1938 and 1944 speeches, urging Tamils to show the same zeal in driving out “Aryans” (Brahmins) from India.
This hateful mindset is entrenched among the Dravidian elite even today. In the 2025 film Sakthi Thirumagan starring Vijay Antony, Vaagai Chandrasekhar’s character is based on this vile man, portraying him as a foster figure embodying “Periyarist” values.
#Dravidian Primary Source:
Yesterday saw many Dravidian-Tamils celebrate the new @vijayantony movie Sakthi Thirumagan for featuring a character based on “Suvarezhuthu Subbiah” (Graffiti Subbiah) who was a foot soldier.
lets take a deeper look. pic.twitter.com/2WaignpS1O
— Reality Check India (@realitycheckind) September 25, 2025
Today, in 2026, Dravidianists continue their shameless whitewashing, peddling the comforting lie that Tamil Brahmins voluntarily migrated in search of “economic opportunities” and “greener pastures,” as if centuries of alleged privilege suddenly compelled them to abandon their ancestral homes. They erase the terror—the forced kudumi cuttings, poonal snippings, petrol-bomb threats, agraharam arson calls, and relentless wall graffiti demanding expulsion—that turned Tamil Nadu into a hostile land where being Brahmin meant living in fear. This revisionist sleight-of-hand protects the Periyarist legacy while blaming the victims, allowing the same divisive ideology to masquerade as progressive rationalism even as Hindu unity finally pushes back against decades of engineered exile. The truth is brutal: Brahmins didn’t just leave for better jobs—they fled a state that openly called for their burning, killing, and eradication.
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