Actor Sathyaraj has once again stirred up controversy by mocking the migrant workers from Northern India and their influx into Tamil Nadu, stressing the importance of instilling Dravidian principles and ideologies in them.
Sathyaraj, speaking at an event in Trichy, expressed the view that it’s imperative to impart the “principles of the Dravidian model” and ideology to the migrant workers from Northern states. He remarked on the reasons for their migration, attributing it to unfavorable conditions in their places of origin. Drawing parallels with migrants settling in countries like the US and the UK, he likened Tamil Nadu to a similar destination for those seeking refuge from hardships in Northern India.
Sathyaraj said, “Why do northern state workers come here? They come here because it is not good there right. All the immigrants have no chance to really know our Dravidian model, Dravidian philosophy. They are going to stay here for generations anyway, and how the people who went to America from here to survive don’t leave America and settle there like the same for people from Northeast India states like Bihar who are suffering from hardships will see Tamil Nadu like America.”
He advocated for conducting educational sessions to enlighten them about the Dravidian model, citing its potential impact, even in regions like Uttar Pradesh, where he suggested it could lead to significant political changes. Sathyaraj said, “They will definitely not leave this place, they should be taught what is self-respect? What is rational thinking? What is Dravidian Model? Even if they don’t know Tamil, they will learn it in a generation, just teach them some things in their language, what is self-respect, what is rational thinking, what is women’s liberation, no one is superior or inferior by birth… Because there is a lot of cruelty in it, there is no limit to the cruelty that takes place on the basis of birth in northern states. All that should be explained.”
தமிழ்நாட்டை நோக்கி வரும் வடமாநில தொழிலாளர்களுக்கு திராவிட மாடல், திராவிட சித்தாந்தங்களை கற்றுக் கொடுக்க வேண்டும் – நடிகர் சத்யராஜ் #Trichy | #NorthIndianWorkers | #Sathyaraj pic.twitter.com/N7yMRTI0Ii
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Satyaraj is a DMK sympathizer and a proponent of the Dravidian ideology – be it in his speeches or through his films. He commonly features in films that denounce Brahmins and show the Dravidian ideology in a good light. It is noteworthy that he played the role of Dravidian icon EV Ramasamy, known as Periyar, in his biopic.
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