DMK’s get together organ Murasoli carried a strangle little field merchandise, titled: ‘Not supporting Hindus is unsuitable’. The get together paper was quoting its late chief M Karunanidhi. The article claimed that whereas it’s vital to help minorities, not supporting Hindus was unsuitable. “Merely being the bulk isn’t a sin,” it stated. The timing of the message on Murasoli has raised just a few eyebrows. The quote was printed shortly after members of some fringe right-wing items circulated an previous video through which DMK president MK Stalin is seen criticising Hindu marriage rituals and customs. Although Stalin had stated he doesn’t care about such campaigns towards him, the field merchandise proved in any other case.
Political analysts see it as an try to nullify claims of Hindutva teams that DMK is an “anti-Hindu” organisation.
Basically too, the get together has been cautious, off late, in avoiding such a tag. The get together, analysts really feel, is making an attempt to ship out a message that it’s inclusive, regardless of having emerged from the Dravida Kazhagam, which was recognized for its robust campaigns towards Brahminism and sure practices in Hinduism.
The get together, within the latest occasions, has been side-stepping points that will painting it in any other case. Earlier this month, when some BJP leaders and members of different Hindutva teams raised a hue and cry over an artwork exhibition at Loyola Faculty, which they claimed damage Hindu sentiments, the DMK remained silent. It didn’t concern any assertion.
Stalin, equally, issued an announcement condemning the homicide of PMK employee Ramalingam close to Kumbakonam for allegedly opposing non secular conversions.
“Stalin is making an attempt to stop the shifting of loyalties of higher caste Hindus and a piece of Devendrakula Vellalar in direction of the BJP,” says political analyst Raveenthran Duraisamy.
Nonetheless, the change in stance has created some flutter among the many hard-core DMK members, who nonetheless consider in Dravidian ideologies. Just a few old-timers defended the method, saying the get together has prevented criticising any faith for the reason that time of its founder CN Annadurai.
“Our coverage is Ondre Kulam, Oruvanae Devan. Therefore we by no means deliberately criticise any faith. However, as a celebration with social consciousness, we make feedback on superstitious practices in title of faith,” says a former union secretary of DMK from the delta area.
Some old-timers additionally identified that in 1958, beneath Annadurai, the get together distanced itself from {a magazine} titled ‘Nathigam’ (Atheist).
Curiously, a number of of those DMK old-timers and historians couldn’t recollect Karunanidhi making such an announcement about Hinduism.
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