but Periyar has more bad points than good points. He only supported middle-castes, his attitude about lower-castes today is the same as was practised by upper-caste. He just gave a quick fix solution to a deep rooted problem and you guys admire him. Two tumbler system still exists even today in TN and I know the comments he made about Dalits. Also caste has not been eradicated from TN one of the pet dreams, from what i heard even converted christians too marry from their own caste which has converted, he has failed miserably in creating a rational society, 90% of people still believe in caste and superstition. He has just replaced one set of exploiters by another set lol. Wait and watch how Tamil Nadu will burn when the megalomaniacal sons fight it out in public. We already had a sampler 3 guys killed in Madurai