Rangarajan Mohan Kumaramangalam, the President of Tamil Nadu unit of All Indian Professional Congress took a jibe at the Brahmin community stereotyping them as a ‘shy lot’.
Kumaramangalam while giving his two cents on the Nupur Sharma controversy resorted to taking digs at the Sharma caste as reports of Nupur Sharma lying low for her safety came in.
Sharing a screenshot of NDTV’s headline about Nupur Sharma allegedly being ‘untraceable’, Kumaramangalam said “First Komal Sharma and now Nupur Sharma . These Sharmas are a shy lot or Is RSS now Rescue Sharmas Sangh?”
First Komal Sharma and now Nupur Sharma . These Sharmas are a shy lot or Is RSS now Rescue Sharmas Sangh? pic.twitter.com/bgMTlH8q4X
— Mohan Kumaramangalam மோகன் குமாரமங்கலம் (@MKumaramangalam) June 17, 2022
The Komal Sharma mentioned in Kumaramangalam’s tweet refers to the Delhi University student belonging to the ABVP who was involved in the violence that broke out in the JNU campus back in 2020.
Many including sympathizers of the Congress party have lashed out at the insensitive remarks made by Kumaramangalam.
Why are targeting all sharma's with the name of RSS.@MKumaramangalam #माफी_मांगो
— Deepankar🇮🇳🖐️ (@Deepankar_36) June 18, 2022
When one of the Congress sympathizer named Shanker Pandey objected to Kumaramangalam’s comments, the latter has brushed it aside saying that it was a “play on words” and “not stereotyping any caste or religion”.
“Not every Muslim is a terrorist, in the same way not every Brahmin is a Sanghi”, the Congress symapthizer had tweeted.
“Pandeyji I have NOT said all Brahmins are RSS. I have merely pointed out that two people with the same last name affiliated to the RSS can’t seem to be found and therefore are being protected by them – it is a play on words , not stereotyping any caste or religion.”, Kumaramangalam said in response to his tweet.
Pandeyji I have NOT said all Brahmins are RSS. I have merely pointed out that two people with the same last name affiliated to the RSS can’t seem to be found and therefore are being protected by them – it is a play on words , not stereotyping any caste or religion.
— Mohan Kumaramangalam மோகன் குமாரமங்கலம் (@MKumaramangalam) June 18, 2022
Mohan Kumaramangalam’s tweet is also being seen in the light of a non-Brahmin dominant caste resorting to Brahmin baiting, which the Dravidian elite upper castes are known for.
The Dravidian Non-Brahmin shows up everywhere. The elites are the cutest😍🖤The key here is a Tamil Vellala Gounder elite riding the Dravidian wave is mocking the "Sharmas" i.e Brahmins who are 'shy' and dont have courage. so cute isnt it @milinddeora @ManishTewari @UnSubtleDesi https://t.co/wM7uY1j1Wu pic.twitter.com/sYK7bHTfcx
— Reality Check India (@realitycheckind) June 18, 2022
This is not the first time Kumaramangalam had made objectionable remarks.
Earlier when it was reported that a Shivling had been discovered in the Gyanvapi Masjid, Kumaramangalam had made fun of Lord Siva.
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