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Periyar Statue Smeared with Saffron & Ash in Chennai Stirs Row, BJP Distances Itself from Allegations
News 18The 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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