We are living in a world of global tension caused by the imbroglio of the long pending Palestinian issue, the recent war between Ukraine and Russia, besides the frustrating fallouts of trade globalization transforming into 'make in one's own country' slogans. As far as India is concerned, while the Jammu and Kashmir soil seems to be still simmering under discontent, after the abrogation of article 370, the Manipur issue continues to remain unresolved, despite the maltreatment of women and the manipulated and mishandled ethnic conflicts happening there, for almost two years.
However, what draws the national attention today, is the undeclared war going on between the state government of Tamil Nadu and the government of India, on various vital issues affecting the political and public mood of every sensitive segment of Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu had been at loggerheads with the Union government several times before, ever since the state came under the governance of Dravidian parties.
Unlike most other states, the ideological shift is inherently strong and deeply rooted to the sentiments of Tamils, who have been groomed under the shades of equality, language pride, exclusion of divisive spokes of caste and religion and the quest for social justice. Infact,I am naturally proud of having been born in Tamil Nadu, where the cultural moorings swing between utmost modesty and exemplary pride. It is this innate element of pride that rightly upholds the warring mood of the Tamils, against denial of legitimate rights, imposition of language and prevalence of suppression in the name of religion.
When it comes to the politics of Dravidian parties, the DMK has always been in the forefront to fight for and establish the legitimate rights of Tamil Nadu, in matters of fund allocation for the management of progressive fields like education and health sectors, in addition to infrastructure development zones. The political turmoil over the delay or denial of funds due to Tamil Nadu for education, under the pretext that the state government has not accepted the NEP and its three-language formula, has caused a war of words between the state and union governments.
The DMK has always aggressively stood up against any open or clandestine move towards imposition of Hindi or any third language, with vested interests. A multilingual country like India should be doubly cautious in avoiding passions fanning language flames, for promoting any hidden political agenda.
Whenever there is a step ahead for the imposition of Hindi, instantly the DMK would be at the battlefield, with Tamil as the warrior and words as its weapons. Tamil has gradually attained a level of perfect purity by shedding letters reflecting the Devanagari script and sounds echoing the impact of Sanskrit. This transformation started long time ago and became doubly proactive, thanks to the Dravidian movement. Whereas other South Indian languages seem to have evolved, blending Tamil with Sanskrit, more in terms of sounds than in script.
That is why Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada speaking people, find no hitch in speaking Hindi. Whereas, for those in Tamil Nadu whose mind and spirit breathe the sounds of Tamil, Hindi will be both unacceptable and unnecessary. Attempts made to force Tamils to learn Hindi for the sake of boosting the advantage of the Hindi heartland at the cost of Tamil Nadu, will naturally trigger the state's ire against such moves, with ulterior motives. Hence the war against forceful thrust of Hindi, will continue!
Hindi imposition and caste supremacy have always remained as the most burning issues driving the DMK to fight against any kind of authoritarianism in this regard. DMK has been consistently fighting for state's rights and state autonomy and the party's stiff opposition against emergency, landed it in the hands of MISA {Maintenance of Internal Security Act} which as the draconian arm of the Emergency Chart, throttled the voice of liberty and love for regional welfare. The DMK became the worst victim of the Emergency yardsticks, by facing imprisonment and ill treatment.
The most recent issue that steered the battle for the frequently warring state, is the ongoing module of delimitation, designed by the union government, without any transparent interpretation or declaration for the reform of electoral constituencies. Indian democracy seems to be under the clutches of demography, holding the sword of Damocles over the heads of states, that went on a pragmatic control of population, through effective family planning schemes, successfully implemented over the years.
The union government's vague move of delimitation is viewed as a blatant threat to the electoral voice of the less populous Southern states, through a shrewd and disproportionate increase in the number of voting constituencies in some of the more populous northern states. The DMK as usual, has become the forerunner in garnering and strengthening the collective voice of the to- be- affected states, against this possible course of injustice, devised with a kind of Machiavellian machination.
The DMK is now preparing a larger army with regional aspirations to collectively fight against the premeditated and puncturing course of delimitation. With the might of the DMK and its allies, along with the like-minded, prospective losers of democratic representation, Tamil Nadu is once again turning into a warring state, for the welfare of its posterity. The corruption stories propagated by its political rivals against the DMK, will soon turn into void, in the midst of the large-scale corruption chapters covering the book of Indian politics.
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