“As Congress tries to appropriate the ‘shining legacy’ of EVR Naicker, here’s what Jawaharlal Nehru said about the anti-Hindu activist”, Opindia, December 24, 2024:
“In a rather ironic twist of political remembrance, the Congress party on 24th December decided to honour anti-Hindu activist EV Ramaswamy aka Periyar on his death anniversary. The same DMK icon, the Congress party today called a “pioneer of social justice and rationalism”, whom Congress stalwart and India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru called a “lunatic”.
Taking to X, Congress said: “Periyar E.V. Ramasamy, a pioneer of social justice and rationalism, inspired generations to fight caste discrimination and gender inequality. His relentless advocacy for self-respect and equality continues to empower marginalized voices. Today, we honour his shining legacy!”
While in the present political scenario, the Congress party is in alliance with the Dravida Munetra Khazhagam (DMK) and is honouring Periyar’s supposed ‘shining legacy’, PM Nehru hardly found any luster in Periyar’s anti-Hindu activism…….”
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