Tamil Nadu CM Stalin bats for unity to take on right wing forces

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday urged secular democratic forces to work hard with unity for the social justiceled ideology of reformist leader Periyar E V Ramasamy to win and take on the right wingThe historic Vaikom struggle for social justice and against untouchability was the nations pioneering movement that inspired the whole country Stalin said in his address at the centenary celebrations of Vaikom Sathyagraha 192425The Vaikom struggle also inspired Dr BR Ambedkar to take forward his Mahar protest and in Tamil Nadu it galvanized the temple entry movementThe Tamil Nadu Chief Minsiter recalled the revolutionary movements of Kerala and Tamil Nadu and listed legendary leaders including Sri Narayana Guru Ayyan Kali TK Madhavan Ramalinga Adigalar Ayya Vaikundar Ayothidasar and PeriyarTracing the epic 1924 Vaikom movement he said Periyar led the protest as all the Kerala leaders were arrested He mobilised people and created awareness among them and he was jailedThough other participants of the struggle were treated as political prisoners Periyar was treated badly and he was shackled and imprisoned for 74 days and he devoted 141 days for the Vaikom satyagrahaPeriyar belongs to the whole world and his ideology is common to all the people and the entire world Stalin saidAlso read Let us resolve to fight systemic oppression of minorities TN CM Stalin on International Day To Combat IslamophobiaHumanism selfrespect rationality socialism equality nondiscrimination based on blood or gender self development women empowerment social justice secular politics and scientific temper is the core of Periyarism he addedThe TN Chief Minister said all have to work hard together for the ideology of Periyar to win Both the Tamil Nadu and Kerala governments have to disseminate the struggle movement witnessed all along to the younger generationAt a time when casteist and communal SanathanaVarnasrama forces are thinking at domineering again we have this duty more and in this mission Periyar the beacon would be useful he saidVaikom struggle is the beacon light and similar to the unity seen a century ago let us work together he saidThe centenary event was held at Vaikom about 29 km from Kottayam When he led the Vaikom movement Periyar was the chief of Tamil Nadu CongressThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever