Tamil Nadu legislative assembly speaker Appavu, who is expected to be non-partisan, has once again spewed hate speech on Brahmins indirectly in front of college students. He also spewed hatred on Sanatana Dharama, the term which Dravidian Stockist uses indirectly to refer Hindu religion.
The Assembly Speaker, Appavu, renowned for his controversial statements concerning Hinduism, or Sanatana Dharma, and his outspoken support for Christianity, is once again making headlines for all the wrong reasons. During his speech at a graduation ceremony at a Christian college in Thoothudi, Speaker Appavu indirectly targeted the Brahmin community and propagated misinformation about Sanatana Dharma, stirring controversy and criticism.
Appavu said, “Some people (BJP/RSS) will claim that it is Sanatana Dharma which developed this country. But I wanted you all to know what Sanatana Dharma is. They (Brahmins) have orchestrated divisions among us based on caste, subjected us to oppression, and actively worked against our access to rights. A mere 2% of the population (Brahmins) ensured that educational opportunities were limited to only themselves within this country, utilizing institutions and the nation for their exclusive benefit. Only those 2% people (Brahmins) occcupied all government authorities, educational institutions. They wanted us to be their slaves.”
DMK’s Appavu continued to indirectly express animosity towards Brahmins, stating, “Even in present times, there exists a Gurukulam near Villupuram, accessible solely to a specific community (Brahmins). It is those 2% people (Brahmins) who brought NEET exam to disrupt education in Tamil Nadu.”
It should be noted that the event in which Appavu spewed hatred on Sanatana Dharma and Brahmins was attended DMK minister Geetha Jeevan.
அந்த இரண்டு சதவீதம் பேர் யார்? அப்பாவு அவர்கள் இப்படி
விமர்சிக்கலாமா? pic.twitter.com/yE3YAuezAV— Narayanan Thirupathy (@narayanantbjp) August 28, 2023
Speaker Appavu has a history of expressing animosity towards the Hindu religion, and this is not the first instance of such remarks from him.
On June 29, 2022, DMK MLA and Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M. Appavu had declared that the MK Stalin-led government in the state was formed by Christians and for Christians. Appavu openly admitted that the DMK came to power because of the ‘fasting’ and support of Roman Catholic Christians and that Chief Minister MK Stalin acknowledges that the DMK government was installed with the help of Christians. “I frequently tell this. This is ‘your’ government. A government that has been formed by ‘you’. A government that has been formed because of your ‘fasting’. A government that has been brought by your prayers and wishes to the Lord. This is a government for ‘you’.” the DMK MLA said while addressing a gathering of Catholic Christians on the occasion of St. Paul’s Seminary held in Trichy.
Again while speaking at the Tirunelveli Social Service Society, an outfit of the Catholic Diocese of Palyamkottai in November 2022, Appavu said that the evolution of schemes like ‘Pudhumai Penn’ (₹1000 stifend for girl students) originated from the Church which the DMK government is implementing. He also hailed Macaulay and the Christian missionaries.
(with inputs from Mediyaan)
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