A group of people from the Samathuvapuram kept a Vinayakar statue inside and there was a tussle because photos and statues of gods are not allowed in the premises,” says the officer. “This was resolved just a while back,” he adds.
Samathuvapuram are living spaces where residents live without division based on caste or religion. The scheme was announced in 1997 by the DMK government to promote equity and the name itself translates to ‘a place of equality’. For the DMK, Periyar is an important figure who led the anti-caste movement that paved the way for their ideological platform.
DMK MP Kanimozhi condemned the desecration and went on Twitter to point out that the leader was disrespected through the saffron paint. She stated that DMK Tamil Nadu chief L Murugan had said on Periyar’s birth anniversary that the Dravidian leader was someone who worked for society and that the BJP had no…
