Is Tamil Nadu becoming a Nazi Germany?

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Whenever we hear the word 'Nazi', it reminds us of The Holocaust. It reminds us how a wrong propaganda was used to target a minority.
Contrary to what many people believe that it was Hitler's hatred for Jews which led to holocaust, I believe that it was Hitler's hunger for power which led to holocaust.

Targeting a successful minority group is a widely used tactic used by world leaders from time immemorial to rise through ranks and become a messiah of the ‘so called oppressed’.

Hitler used the same propanganda. He utilised his remarkable speaking skills to turn the defeated and impoverished Germans against the Jews. Jews were a small but a prominent group among his opposing parties which included Bolsheviks, socialists, social democrats. He blamed them for the German defeat in World War I and thus used the Jewish blood to etch his name in history. The other explanation of ‘a superior race’ was just a superficial move to enhance the hatred and division.

Tamilnadu is facing a similar scenario on a smaller scale. Let me first give you the background of the whole story about some people who are using 'hate politics' to gain power.

Periyar Ramasamy

(Disclaimer: Periyar was a great personality who brought several social reforms but I believe that his principles were wrongly utilised to justify hatred against a whole community in South India.)

Born in a wealthy Indian family, Periyar faced discrimination from some Brahmins when he visited Kashi temple. To vent out his anger, he started criticizing the entire Brahmin community for the exploitation of people (like Hitler targeted Jews). He preached that the Brahmins had monopolised and cheated other communities for decades and deprived them of self-respect.

His followers (DMK party like Nazi party) started advocating the thesis that the Tamil language was much richer than Sanskrit and Hindi and hence started targeting the Brahmins in the name of Sanskrit (like Hitler preached superiority of Aryans). Periyar also stated that if words of North Indian origin (Sanskrit) are removed from Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam, only Tamil will be left.

What he did not preach about the community that constitutes just 5% of India’s population:

1. There is no SINGLE Brahmin god in Hinduism! All gods are from backward castes, dalits and tribals. Brahmins never created the concept of Gods in Hinduism.
2. Vedic literature was mostly written by non-Brahmins! The Manusmriti which was used to criticize Brahmins was written by Manu, a non-Brahmin. Ramayana was writen by a tribal Valmiki and Mahabharata was written by Vyasa who was born to a fisherwoman.
3. Historical evidences show that poor hapless Brahmins were beheaded by Arabian invaders, crucified in Goa by the Portuguese Inquisition, vilified by British missionaries, and morally crucified today by their own brothers and sisters. Then how can one claim that just a particular community faced oppression?

What was the result?

Recent attacks on Brahmins senseless and rooted in Periyar’s iconoclasm

The anti-Brahmin theory was planned and successfully planted by hostile invaders, colonialist and missionaries of conversion and by politicians to keep the public blind and at the same time gain power. The same tactic was employed by Hilter to gain power - ‘Create Hate and Rule’.

Like in many other revolutions, if anger and aggression had evolved organically, it should have been the wealthy landowning / ruling castes  on the receiving end of all this anger. But in the case of Tamil Nadu, this movement had a political agenda whereby they just chose Brahmins as the punching bag. They were easy targets because they were economically weakest relative to other forward castes, literally owned no land (except may be delta region), but still were the most visible, since many of them worked as civil servants in the British era. The result is that Brahmin population is a shrinking demographic in Tamil Nadu, and will be extinct soon. 

The more depressing fact is that even the educated masses are attracted by this movement. Still there is a hope that people will realize their folly and move above the caste barriers.

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Is it the right decision to spend 3000 crores on Statue of Unity?

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Prime minister Narendra Modi (then the Chief Minister of Gujarat) had announced the plan for the construction of the world's tallest statue on 7 Oct 2010. 'The statue of Unity' that it has been named has faced serious opposition from critics and opposing parties on various social platforms. This page seeks to discuss some facts on these issues.

Who is the true father of India?

The Britishers came into India as traders, became our rulers, looted us for 200 years with all enthusiasm and sowed seeds of discontent and struggle that we are forced to live with till date. The central pillar of their rule over such a huge land with massive diversity was simple - break the Indian unity.
They believed that once they left India, India would simply balkanise into a number of small states due to lack of a central leadership. The rulers had no idea that a man whose vision was broader than Bismarck and skills sharper than Robert Clive and Warren Hastings combined, was waiting in the queue.
Many people including many Indians themselves believe that India would never had come into picture if there was no colonial rule. However the facts state otherwise. When the British left India, India still had about 565 princely states. Think of our country as a jigsaw puzzle of 500+ pieces. Some pieces are small, some are enormous, some immaterial, some vital, and while some are easy to fix some are intricate and hard to fit in place. Now, the thing about jigsaw puzzles is even if you finish almost all the piece it is still incomplete. The true picture only emerges if you get all the pieces right. The complexity of the situation and immensity of the task of unification could have driven anyone crazy.
Sardar Patel applied open talk, diplomacy, force, military power, and ultimately enabled the accession of almost every princely state. The hollow threats of most Nawabs and Kings were laid bare as Sardar quelled whatever little opposition arose.
He was the Iron Man of India who gave us the nation we know today. So, don't you think that he was the true father of India.
Many people today know about Bismarck who was a great politician and the unifier of the German nation state. However it's a pitiful fact that very few people outside India are aware about this great personality who united a state which was about 10 times bigger than Germany. The reason is that we never gave him the respect that he deserved. We bestowed him with Bharat Ratna (the highest civilian award of India) in 1991 much after his death while Nehru and Indira Gandhi were awarded this respect even when they were alive.
We need something to show our respect and reverence to this great underrated legend.  

Economic benefits:

Till now we talked about political reasons and moral duties. Now, let's talk about the controversy. 

First let me tell you some facts: 

Do You know that statue of unity is funded by Gujarat government and not central government ?

The iron needed for the statue and other structures was to be collected from farmers of villages all around India in a form of donation of their used farming instruments.The drive was named the 'Statue of Unity movement'. During this 3 month long period, over 5000 metric tonnes of iron were collected. Can you see the love and respect that Gujaratis have for our beloved leader?

People raise many questions like why are wasting such huge sums of money? If you wish to view this from economic point of view. This seems to be a good investment. It is not a ordinary statue, it is going to be the world's tallest statue. It will bolster Gujarat tourism manifoldly. Let me present you the example of Statue of Liberty. Every year, it receives approximately 4.5 million visitors. Statue of Unity will be 2.5 times as tall as Statue of Liberty. So, don't you think that it has the potential to attract this many visitors?

  

If times are depressing and daunting, Sardar Patel reminds us of India's and Indians' potential. When times are good, we can think of him with glad gratitude !

So, yes I feel that it's the right thing to do.

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