“Anti-Brahmin rhetoric at the core of Dravidian movement is common, but did you know Brahmin participation in the toxicity? The story of VP Raman”, Opindia, May 10, 2023:
“The anti-Brahmin rhetoric and hate at the core of the Dravidian movement is a matter of common knowledge. What is not common knowledge, however, is the participation of Brahmins in the movement.
After the recent decision to rename Lloyd’s Road in Chennai, which was renamed Avvai Shanmugam Road, to V P Raman Road, now, his memory comes back into the public eye. What is of interest to us is the life and work of V P Raman as an example of the inability of the elite Brahmins of the time to fully comprehend the nature of the Dravidian movement.
Mr V P Raman’s son and former Advocate General of Tamil nadu, Mr P S Raman, has written a biography of his father- The Man Who Would Not Be King, which is very well-referenced and has a wealth of detail…..”
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