Political power is essential for a subaltern party: Thirumavalavan

Dalit leader from Tamil Nadu says extraordinary perseverance is needed to place Dalit ideology and identity within the reality of Dravidian politics.

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Tamil Nadu’s Dalit leader Thol. Thirumavalavan talks about his strategic alliance with the DMK for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections

Political power is essential for a subaltern party: Thirumavalavan. VCK navigates Dalit politics in Tamil Nadu, challenging OBC dominance, and aligning strategically with Dravidian parties for empowerment..

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‘You are a descendant of Godse, Savarkar’: TN Speaker Appavu tells RN Ravi

The Speaker’s comments come after Governor RN Ravi refused to read the prepared speech in the Assembly.

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‘You are a descendant of Godse, Savarkar’: TN Speaker Appavu tells RN Ravi

Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker Appavu has said that the people of Tamil Nadu are not “any lesser” than those who believe in the ideologies of Godse and Savarkar. A

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I started using Sanatana Dharma to stop Sangh Parivar groups from twisting my words as an attack on Hindu beliefs: Thirumavalavan

While Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s recent comments about “eradicating Sanatana Dharma” have snowballed into a political controversy, it was VCK founder Thol. Thirumavalavan who had enshrined Sanatana Dharma in the lexicon of Tamil Nadu’s political discourse over the past five years.

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I started using Sanatana Dharma to stop Sangh Parivar groups from twisting my words as an attack on Hindu beliefs: Thirumavalavan

Thol. Thirumavalavan has been using the term "Sanatana Dharma" to criticize Hindutva and Sangh Parivar politics for the past five years. He believes it sidesteps the problem of being painted as anti-Hindu. He argues that Sanatana Dharma is the basic concept of Aryan religion, with inequality at its core, while Hinduism is a set of beliefs and Hindutva is a political ideology. He believes the RSS wants to rename India as Hindu Rashtra and declare Hinduism as the State religion.

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