Periyar Statue Smeared with Saffron & Ash in Chennai Stirs Row, BJP Distances Itself from Allegations
4 years ago

Periyar Statue Smeared with Saffron & Ash in Chennai Stirs Row, BJP Distances Itself from Allegations

News 18  

The BJP and Dravidar Kazhagam leadership are raising allegations over the desecration of the statue of Periyar EV Ramaswamy in front of Sirkazhi DSP office, which was found smeared with saffron and ash on its forehead, on Saturday morning. “The BJP and RSS combine is responsible for the desecration of the statue of EVR Periyar and we will not take this by lying low. BJP leader Velmurugan, who is in-charge of Myladuthurai and Sirkazhi areas, told IANS: “The BJP has no need to desecrate the statue of EVR and anyone who has done this has cheap intentions which the BJP will never do.” “We are a political party with nationalist beliefs and if we are opposing an ideology, we will do it in the open as we always do. Police is on alert and we will find out the real culprits behind this.” In Tamil Nadu, the Dravidar Kazhagam is a social movement founded by EVR Periyar and he has a cult status among his followers.

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Periyar statue will be removed if BJP comes to power in TN
1 year, 4 months ago

Periyar statue will be removed if BJP comes to power in TN

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: BJP State President K Annamalai said that statues, flags and plaques proclaiming anti-God ideas would be removed from near all temples if the BJP came to power in the State, indirectly referring to the statue of Dravidar Kazhagam founder Periyar E V Ramasamy standing opposite to the Aranganathar Swamy temple in Srirangam. Addressing a crowd from a stage erected …

Periyar Sculpture Forcibly Removed From Resident's Home in Tamil Nadu's Karaikudi; DSP, Tehsildar Transferred
2 years, 1 month ago

Periyar Sculpture Forcibly Removed From Resident's Home in Tamil Nadu's Karaikudi; DSP, Tehsildar Transferred

News 18  

The Deputy Superintendent of Police for Devakottai and the Karaikudi Tahsildar were transferred after a video surfaced showing cops forcibly removing a sculpture of Periyar from a house in Tamil Nadu’s Karaikudi. The incident reportedly occurred on January 29 at a resident – Elangovan’s house in Kottaiyur, a suburb of Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu’s Sivaganga district. Following a complaint reportedly …

BJP Leader Welcomes Tamil Nadu' Govt's Order to Construct 135-foot Periyar Statue
3 years, 6 months ago

BJP Leader Welcomes Tamil Nadu' Govt's Order to Construct 135-foot Periyar Statue

News 18  

Former Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pon Radhakrishnan has welcomed the Tamil Nadu government’s order to construct a 135-foot structure of Periyar, the father of the Dravidian movement, in Tiruchirappalli district. https://twitter.com/ PonnaarrBJP/status/ 1436197228196950027?s=20 A few days ago, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin met K. Veeramani, general secretary of Dravidar Kazhagam, a social movement founded by Periyar. …

Tamil Nadu: Saffron paint poured on the statue of Periyar in Coimbatore, tension ensues in Sundarapuram area
4 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Saffron paint poured on the statue of Periyar in Coimbatore, tension ensues in Sundarapuram area

Op India  

A Periyar statue has been allegedly painted in saffron colour in Sundarapuram, Coimbatore leading to a tense situation in the city. According to the reports, the incident caused tensions in the Sundarapuram area in Coimbatore after some unidentified people allegedly vandalised the statue of Periyar E V Ramasamy in the early hours of Friday. The Tamil Nadu police said that …

Periyar statue vandalised in Tamil Nadu's Kancheepuram amid row over rationalist leader's views on Hindu gods
5 years, 2 months ago

Periyar statue vandalised in Tamil Nadu's Kancheepuram amid row over rationalist leader's views on Hindu gods

Firstpost  

A statue of rationalist leader EV Ramasamy Periyar was found vandalised in neighbouring Kancheepuram district on Friday morning Chennai: A statue of rationalist leader EV Ramasamy Periyar was found vandalised in neighbouring Kancheepuram district on Friday morning, police said. The incident comes in the backdrop of a renewed debate on Periyar in Tamil Nadu, after superstar Rajinikanth had made some …

Savarkar's photo at BHU political science department defaced
5 years, 4 months ago

Savarkar's photo at BHU political science department defaced

Op India  

After incidents of statue vandalism at JNU and DU, BHU has witnessed the latest act of vandalism on a photograph of Veer Savarkar. In the latest, some miscreants have defaced the photograph of Veer Savarkar in the political science department of Banaras Hindu University on Tuesday. The students of the political science department of Banaras Hindu University have alleged that …

Veer Savarkar's photo defaced at Banaras Hindu University; tension prevails in campus
5 years, 4 months ago

Veer Savarkar's photo defaced at Banaras Hindu University; tension prevails in campus

India TV News  

A photograph of nationalist leader Veer Savarkar was defaced at the Banaras Hindu University on Tuesday. The incident happened in the political science department where photographs of several leaders, including Mahatma Gandhi and BR Ambedkar, adorn the walls. Condemning the incident, officials of the Banaras Hindu University set up a three-member committee to probe the incident as tension prevailed in …

Tamil Nadu: Defiled Tamil poet's statue draped in saffron shawl
5 years, 4 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Defiled Tamil poet's statue draped in saffron shawl

India Today  

Leader of Hindu Makkal Katchi Arjun Sampath on Wednesday draped the statue of Tamil saint-poet Thiruvalluvar in Pillaiarpatti with a saffron shawl and applied sacred ash on the forehead and biceps and put a rudraksha chain around his neck. The desecration came after Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president MK Stalin on Sunday termed the Bharatiya Janata Party's attempt to saffronise Thiruvalluvar …

Tamil Nadu: Saffron shawl on Thiruvalluvar statue sparks fresh row
5 years, 4 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Saffron shawl on Thiruvalluvar statue sparks fresh row

India Today  

The controversy over the alleged saffronisation of Thiruvalluvar statue refuses to die down in Tamil Nadu as Hindu Makkal Katchi President Arjun Sambath on Wednesday draped a saffron-colour shawl over the statue of the poet at Pillayarpati in Thanjavur district. Hours after the leader arrived at the venue, the Vallam police arrested him for draping the saffron shawl on the …

Tamil Nadu: Statue of poet, whose photo BJP tweeted with saffron clothes on, vandalised
5 years, 4 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Statue of poet, whose photo BJP tweeted with saffron clothes on, vandalised

India Today  

The statue of Tamil poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar located in Pillayarpatti was vandalized on Monday. Some miscreants desecrated the statue by smearing Thiruvalluvar's face with ink. Condemning the vandalisation of the statue, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief MK Stalin tweeted, "Periyar statue was vandalised. The incident happened after the Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party tweeted a picture of Thiruvalluvar in saffron …

Remembering S. Dhanapal’s lost sculpture of Periyar, the arch iconoclast
5 years, 6 months ago

Remembering S. Dhanapal’s lost sculpture of Periyar, the arch iconoclast

The Hindu  

Ramasamy, that arch iconoclast, famously called for the public destruction of the idols of gods. As principal of the government fine arts colleges in Chennai and Kumbakonam, he nurtured many students and was fondly referred to as ‘Dhanapal Master’. Trotsky Marudhu, Dhanapal’s student and great admirer, has said that the sculptor S. Kanniappan accompanied Dhanapal to Tiruchi. Periyar’s personality was …

Periyar's statue vandalised in Tamil Nadu's Tiruppur on his 139th birth anniversary; footwear found on its head
6 years, 6 months ago

Periyar's statue vandalised in Tamil Nadu's Tiruppur on his 139th birth anniversary; footwear found on its head

Firstpost  

This is not the first time that the Tamil icon’s statue was vandalised. In March 2018, unidentified persons had damaged Periyar’s statue A statue of Tamil icon and rationalist leader EV Ramasamy, famously known as Periyar, was found to have been vandalised by unidentified miscreants on Monday, with a pair of slippers kept on top of it. In March 2018, …

Tamil Nadu: 14 arrested for desecrating Lord Ram's portrait while protesting over Periyar statue vandalism
7 years ago

Tamil Nadu: 14 arrested for desecrating Lord Ram's portrait while protesting over Periyar statue vandalism

Firstpost  

Fourteen persons have been arrested on the charge of publicly desecrating a portrait of Lord Ram while protesting the vandalisation of a statue of social reformer “Periyar” EV Ramasamy. Mayiladuthurai : Fourteen persons have been arrested on the charge of publicly desecrating a portrait of Lord Ram while protesting the vandalisation of a statue of social reformer “Periyar” EV Ramasamy, …

Vallabhbhai Patel's statue garlanded with empty soft drink bottles in Gujarat's Gandhinagar district; police launch probe
7 years ago

Vallabhbhai Patel's statue garlanded with empty soft drink bottles in Gujarat's Gandhinagar district; police launch probe

Firstpost  

A statue of India’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was found desecrated in Shertha village of Gujarat’s Gandhinagar district. Ahmedabad: A statue of India’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was found desecrated in Shertha village of Gujarat’s Gandhinagar district, the latest in a series of vandalism of statues of popular personalities across the country. According to police, some …

Petrol bomb hurled at BJP leader’s house, a day after Periyar’s statue was vandalized
7 years ago

Petrol bomb hurled at BJP leader’s house, a day after Periyar’s statue was vandalized

Op India  

Two weeks after a petrol bomb attack on BJP’s office at Coimbatore, unidentified men hurled another petrol bomb at the house of BJP district president, C.R. The specials teams have been instructed to act quickly and trace the assailants.” #WATCH A petrol bomb was thrown on the car of BJP district secretary in Coimbatore in the early morning hours. pic.twitter.com/eHuta711Yp …

Tamil Nadu: CRPF jawan arrested for vandalising Periyar statue in Pudukkottai, claims he was drunk
7 years ago

Tamil Nadu: CRPF jawan arrested for vandalising Periyar statue in Pudukkottai, claims he was drunk

Firstpost  

A CRPF jawan was arrested by the police for vandalising the statue of social reformer and Dravidian ideologue ‘Periyar’ EV Ramasamy in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukkottai A CRPF jawan was arrested by the police for vandalising the statue of social reformer and Dravidian ideologue ‘Periyar’ EV Ramasamy in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukkottai district, according to media reports. #BREAKING -- CRPF jawan held …

Rahul, DMK, Rajinikanth condemn statue vandalisation
7 years ago

Rahul, DMK, Rajinikanth condemn statue vandalisation

Deccan Chronicle  

Pudukottai: The statue of Dravidian movement icon E. V. Ramasamy, was found damaged in a village here on Tuesday, the latest in a series of similar incidents of vandalism. The vandalism drew condemnation from Congress president Rahul Gandhi, DMK working president M. K. Stalin and top actor Rajinikanth. Rahul Gandhi in a tweet said “when the RSS & BJP encouraged …

Another Periyar statue vandalised in Tamil Nadu
7 years ago

Another Periyar statue vandalised in Tamil Nadu

India TV News  

A statue of social reformer and Dravidian movement icon E V Ramasamy, popularly know as “Periyar”, was found damaged in a village here today, the latest in a series of similar incidents of vandalism. Unidentified persons cut off the head of the statue using a chisel and placed it near the roundtana, the local term to describe a roundabout, police …

Tamil Nadu: Tamil icon Periyar's statue vandalised in Pudukkottai
7 years ago

Tamil Nadu: Tamil icon Periyar's statue vandalised in Pudukkottai

India TV News  

In yet another incident of vandalism, a statue of Dravidian stalwart EV Ramasamy, popularly known as Periyar, was damaged by an unidentified person in Tamil Nadu's Pudukkottai district today, news agency ANI reported. "The police received information about it at 6:15 am on Tuesday after a local called the Deputy Commissioner's office on seeing the broken head. Earlier this month, …

Mayawati demands sedition charges against people vandalising statues
7 years ago

Mayawati demands sedition charges against people vandalising statues

India TV News  

BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday demanded registration of sedition cases against miscreants vandalising statues of various known personalities across the country. In a statement issued by her Bahujan Samaj Party, the former Chief Minister also demanded that the central and state governments ensure no harm comes to statues of eminent persons at various public places, including parks. The BSP President …

BJP-Trinamool clash over Syama Prasad's statue in Kolkata
7 years ago

BJP-Trinamool clash over Syama Prasad's statue in Kolkata

The Quint  

Kolkata, March 8 The BJP on Thursday accused Trinamool workers of attacking its men who had gathered to "purify" a marble bust of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee that was vandalised and blackened by members of a left-wing student organisation a day ago. "We condemn such actions by the ruling party," state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh said, adding …

Fearing vandalism, Delhi Police tightens security around key statues
7 years ago

Fearing vandalism, Delhi Police tightens security around key statues

India TV News  

The Delhi Police has tightened security around key statues in the national capital as a precautionary measure in the wake of desecration of statues of communist icon Vladmir Lenin and Dravidian movement founder EV Ramasamy Periyar. A senior police officer said the force had taken note of the incidents and SHOs of various police stations had been alerted to keep …

Tamil Nadu BJP distances from H Raja's remark: Periyar is great reformer
7 years ago

Tamil Nadu BJP distances from H Raja's remark: Periyar is great reformer

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: The BJP may have changed the perception of victory in the North Eastern States but it woke up to a rude shock over party senior's controversial remark on the Dravidian icon - Periyar. This is not the first time Raja had made a controversial remark, his views on Vijay starrer Mersal, Andal and even on firebrand speaker MDMK chief …

BR Ambedkar, Periyar, Lenin idols razed: As statue politics peaks in nation, Amit Shah backs H Raja but distances BJP from vandalism
7 years ago

BR Ambedkar, Periyar, Lenin idols razed: As statue politics peaks in nation, Amit Shah backs H Raja but distances BJP from vandalism

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday strongly condemned the vandalism of statues of Lenin, Periyar and BR Ambedkar and warned of stern action against those found guilty. Then, apparently, inspired by the Tripura incident, a BJP youth-wing leader in Tamil Nadu and party’s national secretary H Raja took to social media on Tuesday and posted derogatory posts about Dravidian movement …

Ambedkar statue vandalised in UP; 5th incident in 4 days across India
7 years ago

Ambedkar statue vandalised in UP; 5th incident in 4 days across India

Deccan Chronicle  

Meerut: Dalit icon BR Ambedkar's statue was vandalised by unidentified people in Meerut's Mawana late Tuesday night. On Wednesday morning, a bust of BJP icon Syama Prasad Mookerjee was blackened and its features smashed with a hammer in Kolkata’s Keoratola crematorium. On Tuesday, a statue of Dravidian icon and social reformer EVR Ramasamy, popularly known as Periyar, was vandalised in …

Statue vandalism leads to war of ideologies; BJP leaders call for 'swift, stern' action, Opposition cries foul
7 years ago

Statue vandalism leads to war of ideologies; BJP leaders call for 'swift, stern' action, Opposition cries foul

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday strongly disapproved incidents of vandalism of statues that have been reported in various parts of the country Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday “strongly disapproved” incidents of vandalism of statues that have been reported from various parts of the country, and spoke to Home Minister Rajnath Singh about dealing with the perpetrators. I express …

Under fire for comments on Periyar statue, BJP leader H Raja blames Facebook administrator for gaffe
7 years ago

Under fire for comments on Periyar statue, BJP leader H Raja blames Facebook administrator for gaffe

Firstpost  

Under fire from political parties in Tamil Nadu for his comments on late Dravidian leader Periyar, senior BJP leader H Raja, on Wednesday, sought to blame his ‘Facebook administrator’ for the gaffe and expressed regret over the same. Chennai: Under fire from political parties in Tamil Nadu for his comments on late Dravidian leader Periyar, senior BJP leader H Raja, …

PM condemns vandalism of statues, Home asks states to take action
7 years ago

PM condemns vandalism of statues, Home asks states to take action

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his strong disapproval after the vandalism of statues in Tripura and Tamil Nadu. The incident came hours after BJP leader H Raja suggested it in his Facebook post responding to anger over a statue of Russian communist leader Vladimir Lenin being pulled down in Tripura. A hand-written message placed under Syama Prasad Mookerjee's …

Hours after BJP leader's Facebook post, Periyar statue vandalised in Vellore
7 years ago

Hours after BJP leader's Facebook post, Periyar statue vandalised in Vellore

Deccan Chronicle  

Vellore: Hours after BJP leader H Raja threatened that statues of Dravidian icon and social reformer EVR Ramasamy, popularly known as Periyar, too would be pulled down, two drunk men vandalised a Periyar statue in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district on Tuesday night. The incident follows the razing of a statue of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin in Tripura According to …

#StatuePolitics: After Lenin, Periyar, vandals deface Syama Prasad Mookherjee's bust in Kolkata; Rajnath calls for strict action
7 years ago

#StatuePolitics: After Lenin, Periyar, vandals deface Syama Prasad Mookherjee's bust in Kolkata; Rajnath calls for strict action

Firstpost  

Two days after a Lenin Lenin was toppled in Tripura, a BJP office in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore was attacked on Wednesday A BJP office in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore was attacked and Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Dr Syama Prasad Mookherjee’s bust was vandalised in Kolkata’s Kalighat on Wednesday, two days after a statue of Vladimir Lenin was toppled in Tripura’s Belonia …

'My admin did it': For Periyar statue Facebook post, BJP leader H Raja expresses regret
7 years ago

'My admin did it': For Periyar statue Facebook post, BJP leader H Raja expresses regret

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party leader H Raja has apologised for a Facebook post that essentially called for the demolition of Periyar statues in the state. Raja said that the original post, which suggested that Periyar statues in Tamil Nadu would be pulled down, was made by his page's "admin". Yesterday, a post on H Raja's official Facebook account spoke …

Tamil Nadu: Protests across state after Periyar statue vandalised
7 years ago

Tamil Nadu: Protests across state after Periyar statue vandalised

India Today  

Protests were carried out by various Dravidian parties across the state of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday after the iconic leader Periyar's statue was vandalised by miscreants in Vellore. Hours after BJP National Secretary put out a public post on Facebook saying that Periyar statues would meet the same fate as Lenin's in Tripura, two men were seen pelting stones at …

After Lenin statues razed in Tripura, now Periyar bust vandalised in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district: BJP, CPI worker arrested
7 years ago

After Lenin statues razed in Tripura, now Periyar bust vandalised in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district: BJP, CPI worker arrested

Firstpost  

Two people were arrested in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore for vandalising a statue of iconic Dravidian leader Periyar, according to several media reports. This incident comes hours after Tamil Nadu BJP leader H Raja said that EV Ramasamy, commonly known as ‘Periyar’, would meet a fate similar to Lenin. Meanwhile, Tripura remained on edge after two statues of Vladimir Lenin were …

BJP leader H Raja deletes post warning Periyar statue will be pulled down too
7 years ago

BJP leader H Raja deletes post warning Periyar statue will be pulled down too

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai/Agartala: Political leaders in Tamil Nadu are protesting against the post put up by senior BJP leader H Raja where he wrote that the statue of social reformer Periyar in Tamil Nadu would be razed just like communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin's statue in Tripura on Monday. Meanwhile, violence erupted in Tripura and various other states after a statue of communist …

Tamil Nadu politician threatens to chop off hands of anyone removing Periyar’s statue
7 years ago

Tamil Nadu politician threatens to chop off hands of anyone removing Periyar’s statue

Op India  

Demolition of Lenin’s statue in Tripura is having after-effects in other parts of the country too. BJP leader from Tamil Nadu, H Raja, said on Tuesday that statues of the ‘Dravidian’ leader EVR Ramaswamy, who is perceived to be anti-Brahmin fanatic by many, deserves to suffer the same fate as that of the statue of Lenin in Tripura. Today it …

Periyar statue vandalised in Vellore hours after BJP leader H Raja's Facebook post
7 years ago

Periyar statue vandalised in Vellore hours after BJP leader H Raja's Facebook post

India Today  

Hours after BJP leader H Raja on social media said that after razing of the statue of Lenin in Tripura it was the turn of Periyar statues in Tamil Nadu, a statue of Periyar was razed near Tiruppattur Municipal Corporation in Vellore,Tamil Nadu. Photo Gallery | Lenin statue toppled in Tripura: How BJP leaders openly supported vandalism Raja's verified Facebook …

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