A political slugfest erupted soon after Udhayanidhi Stalin, a Tamil Nadu minister and son of Chief Minister MK Stalin, made a controversial statement comparing ‘Santana Dharma’ to diseases like Malaria, dengue and corona as he called for eradication of the faith. The statement by the Tamilnadu minister has led to registration of FIRs against him as well as a seer from Ayodhya announcing a bounty on his head. But the question remains why someone sitting in a high seat of power would say something like that and what are the reasons behind the uproar by political parties. In this edition of ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, noted author and engineer turned litigator J Sai Deepak, who has written two voluminous well-researched books on Indian civilisation, decodes all aspects of Dravidian Politics, its history and the conflict with Sanatana Dharma and explains the reasons behind the statement by Udhayanidhi. In an in-depth conversation with Smita Prakash, J. Sai Deepak talks about the origins of Dravidar Kazhagam and Justice party founded by E. V. Ramasamy and how these organisations led the foundation of Dravidianism in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Sai also talks about the secessionist activities undertaken by a few Dravidian organizations and how they opposed home rule for India.

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Timestamps:
00:00- Introduction
03:51 Udhayanidhi’s controversial statement and Sanatana Dharma
09:00- ‘DMK files’ and Annamalai’s expose
18:30 Justice party’s plank, missionaries and ‘Shaiva Siddhanta’
28:20 Periyar, formation of Dravidar Kazhagam and its ideology
42:40 -Neglect by British of Madras presidency, separatism and Independence movement
53:10 – Political history of DMK and Congress
1:00:00- Dravidian ideology and caste conflicts
1:10:44- Demystifying difference between Sanatana Dharma, Dharma, Hinduism and Hindutva
1:17:55 Is UCC going to be a secular civil code and 2024 Elections
1:24:44 – Sentiments of Expat Tamils and Dravidianism Idealogy


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