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Veeramani’s Dravidar Kazhagam Faces Backlash Over Sexually Offensive Remarks Against ‘Dalit Christian’ Activist Who Criticized Kilambakkam Bus Stand

January 4, 2024
The Commune

The official handle of Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) Thiruvotriyur has come under fire for making sexually explicit remarks about prominent Dalit Christian activist, Shalin Maria Lawrence.  She is known for her vocal stance against caste discrimination, was targeted by the DK handle in response to one of her posts.

Identifying herself as a ‘Dalit Christian writer’ and an ‘anti-caste activist,’ Shalin Maria Lawrence had shared a post, prompting the DK Thiruvotriyur handle to unleash a barrage of offensive comments. She has posted, “How many days journey will lead to Kilambakam? Should we pack food with us?”

The Dravidar Kazhagam is a rabid anti-Hindu outfit founded by EV Ramasamy Naicker (hailed as ‘Periyar’ by his followers) and is led by K. Veeramani known for spewing hate against Hindus and Hindu Gods. He was the who said that Sanatana Dharma and Hinduism are the same when Udhayanidhi Stalin called for the eradication of Sanatana Dharma.

The outfit claims to be ‘rationalist’ organization that also advocates liberation of women.

Ironically, the DK account replied to Shalin, suggesting that the women activist should “take him” (referring to a man in her post) and “book a room” in a highly inappropriate and sexual manner, followed by advising her to pack her food and go to reach Kilambakkam.

“When going take him and book a room, eat the food that you packed and go. You’ll reach Kilambakkam.”, the DK’s social media handle wrote.

Outraged by the offensive comments, Lawrence took to Twitter to expose the DK Thiruvotriyur handle’s actions. She directly addressed Dravida Kazhagam leader K. Veeramani in her tweet, questioning the standards of their movement and the appropriateness of responding to criticism with such abuse.

She issued a stern warning, threatening to pursue legal action against Dravidar Kazhagam and Veeramani if the offensive tweet was not promptly removed.

“Hey you Asiriyan K Veeramani, is this the plight of your organization? You’ll abuse for criticizing? I’ll freaking book a defamation case against your movement. Ask that asshole page admin to immediately remove this post. And stop harassing Dalit women activists. How dare you?“, she wrote.

Shalin Maria, who embraced the ideologies of both DK and DMK despite their widespread mistreatment of women, is now seeking justice having become a victim of their abuse.

This is not the first time that Shalin has come under attack for her criticism of the DMK government.

Earlier in January 2023, DMK MLA Ebenezer threatened Shalin Maria Lawrence, for a social media post against him in which she alleged that he forced a corporation worker to clean the sewer.

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