Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin’s son and the state Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin congratulated Nandhini, a student from Dindigul who scored 600 out of 600 in the 12th standard examination.
The public examinations for the students of class 12 were conducted in March and April, and the results were released to the public on the 8th of May, 2023. Nandini, a student from Dindigul, created history by scoring a 600 out of 600 and has been receiving appreciation from different forums.
Right after the results were released, Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai congratulated Nandini and praised her efforts over a phone call. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin honored the student and assured all the support. Following him, Udayanidhi Stalin presented a statute of EV Ramasamy and a book, “Ungalil Oruvan,” penned by his father. EV Ramasamy was a demagogue who used social evils as a medium and capital for his Anti-Hindu propaganda.
On the other hand, in a video that is circulating online, Nandini says that she drew inspiration from Mahakavi Bharathiyar, and his poems helped her overcome hard times.
Nandini used to participate in debating and speech competitions in her school. In an interaction with Karthigaiselvan of News 18 Tamil Nadu, she says that she like Subramania Bharathi (Bharathiyar), the nationalist poet and freedom fighter. She also received a Bharathiyar statue from him.
Bharathiyar and his timeless poems and songs propagated nationalistic ideas and sentiments. He spent most of his life uniting the country in the freedom struggle against the Britishers, unlike EVR, who was a separatist. EVR allied with the British when the Indian Freedom Struggle was at its intense peak and sought Mohammed Jinnah’s help to set apart Dravidastan from India.
Bharathiyar was a staunch nationalist with proficiency in 32 languages. He encouraged people to learn more languages as they helped gain broad exposure to worldly affairs. Bharathiyar held Thirukkural and Silppadhikaram in high regard, and he heaped praises on Thiruvalluvar, which can be seen in this –
“வள்ளுவன் தன்னை உலகினுக்கே தந்து
வான்புகழ் கொண்ட தமிழ்நாடு”
On the other hand, under the umbrella of social justice, EVR abused other languages and condemned renowned literary pieces like Silappadhikaram, Thirukkural, etc.
While Bharathiya’s poems, deeds, and life offer a sense of motivation and inspiration for people of all ages and bring about unity among all, EVR’s ideologies are negative and propagate a mob culture. Bharathiyar’s thoughts and opinions were progressive and pragmatic, while EVRs were regressive and illusionary.
The fact that Bharathiyar has inspired Nandini is testimony to the fact that no matter how much ever Dravidian Stockists try to eclipse him, he will continue to inspire generations.
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