Dravidian Movement

One of the pioneers of the Dravidian movement and prominent Tamil film producer R M Veerappan died due to age-related ailments at a corporate hospital here on Tuesday, a source at the hospital said.

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader TKS Elangovan today said barring a few sporadic incidents of caste violence, the Dravidian movement empowered Dalits with education and employment.

The Tamil Nadu BJP today slammed the remarks of former minister and DMK leader A Raja about revival of a statehood demand made by Periyar -- the father of the Dravidian movement -- in the 1960s.

Tamil Nadu's opposition DMK has advised actor-politician Rajinikanth to rethink his comment on Tamil icon Periyar Ramasamy, which has generated huge controversy. Rajinikanth has refused to apologise for his comment, which has been seen by many as denigrating the 19th Century social activist, who is considered the father of the "Dravidian movement".

Periyar, who began the Self-Respect Movement and founded the first Dravidian outfits in the country Dravidar Kazhagam, is a revered figure in Tamil Nadu.

M Karunanidhi, a writer par excellence, began penning scripts for plays as a 20-year old. Over the years, his plays went on to became a vehicle for propagating principles of the Dravidian movement.

A great voice has been stilled. For over 50 years, Kalaignar Karunanidhi carried the Dravidian Movement on his strong shoulders.

A jawan of the CRPF visiting home on vacation has been arrested for vandalising the statue of social reformer and Dravidian movement icon EV Ramasamy in Tamil Nadu's Pudukkottai that had triggered concerns about attempts to breach social harmony in the state.

A statue of social reformer and Dravidian movement icon E V Ramasamy, popularly known as "Periyar", was found damaged in a village in Pudukottai today, the latest in a series of similar incidents of vandalism.

Periyar EV Ramaswamy started the Self-Respect Movement and founded the first Dravidian outfits in the country, Dravidar Kazhagam.

DMK working president M K Stalin today said that Tamil Nadu was the cradle of the dravidian movement, where there was no place for spiritual politics as enunciated by top star Rajinikant.

The calls have been made to political A-listers like Sonia Gandhi, Lalu Yadav and Nitish Kumar. But the BJP should not expect an invite to the huge celebrations planned next month for M Karunanidhi's 94th birthday.

Noted scholar and Jawaharlal Nehru University Professor M S S Pandian, considered an authority on the study of Dravidian movement in Tamil Nadu, today passed away following a cardiac arrest.

Hitting out at Jayalalithaa government for foisting "false land-grabbing cases" against his partymen, DMK chief M Karunanidhi said on Saturday that they are not afraid of jail and the Dravidian movement cannot be wiped out by such 'vendetta politics'.

One of the pioneers of the Dravidian movement and prominent Tamil film producer R M Veerappan died due to age-related ailments at a corporate hospital here on Tuesday, a source at the hospital said.

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader TKS Elangovan today said barring a few sporadic incidents of caste violence, the Dravidian movement empowered Dalits with education and employment.

The Tamil Nadu BJP today slammed the remarks of former minister and DMK leader A Raja about revival of a statehood demand made by Periyar -- the father of the Dravidian movement -- in the 1960s.

Tamil Nadu's opposition DMK has advised actor-politician Rajinikanth to rethink his comment on Tamil icon Periyar Ramasamy, which has generated huge controversy. Rajinikanth has refused to apologise for his comment, which has been seen by many as denigrating the 19th Century social activist, who is considered the father of the "Dravidian movement".

Periyar, who began the Self-Respect Movement and founded the first Dravidian outfits in the country Dravidar Kazhagam, is a revered figure in Tamil Nadu.

M Karunanidhi, a writer par excellence, began penning scripts for plays as a 20-year old. Over the years, his plays went on to became a vehicle for propagating principles of the Dravidian movement.

A great voice has been stilled. For over 50 years, Kalaignar Karunanidhi carried the Dravidian Movement on his strong shoulders.

A jawan of the CRPF visiting home on vacation has been arrested for vandalising the statue of social reformer and Dravidian movement icon EV Ramasamy in Tamil Nadu's Pudukkottai that had triggered concerns about attempts to breach social harmony in the state.

A statue of social reformer and Dravidian movement icon E V Ramasamy, popularly known as "Periyar", was found damaged in a village in Pudukottai today, the latest in a series of similar incidents of vandalism.

Periyar EV Ramaswamy started the Self-Respect Movement and founded the first Dravidian outfits in the country, Dravidar Kazhagam.

DMK working president M K Stalin today said that Tamil Nadu was the cradle of the dravidian movement, where there was no place for spiritual politics as enunciated by top star Rajinikant.

The calls have been made to political A-listers like Sonia Gandhi, Lalu Yadav and Nitish Kumar. But the BJP should not expect an invite to the huge celebrations planned next month for M Karunanidhi's 94th birthday.

Noted scholar and Jawaharlal Nehru University Professor M S S Pandian, considered an authority on the study of Dravidian movement in Tamil Nadu, today passed away following a cardiac arrest.

Hitting out at Jayalalithaa government for foisting "false land-grabbing cases" against his partymen, DMK chief M Karunanidhi said on Saturday that they are not afraid of jail and the Dravidian movement cannot be wiped out by such 'vendetta politics'.