People who want to see and talk reason need not think about Sivaji as an icon. It is just an example. put Sivaji aside, and put any name whom u consider as an icon, and assume that such a hate campaign is being carried out agaisnt him/her. The message is more imp, rather then examples. For those who dont know or dont want to know, Sivaji was 'Chatrapathi Sivaji', that means 'Emperor'. The Maratha empire was the only empire which during its peak almost encompassed the whole of what is present india. it is because of the maratha empire that u have a certain 'Rajnikanth' who is an icon down in tamil nadu. He is a Mahrashtrian, and his birth name is 'SIVAJI'. u will find many people with Marathi sounding family names in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The Thanjavur Naiks r a prime example. all these people r nth generation maharashtrians who have stayed back in the places 4 or 5 centuries back even after the marathas left those places. coming back to Rajni, incidentally the name of his latest release which is bringing in crores to many tamilian producers is also 'Sivaji'. The main posters of this movie in the streets of chennai show Rajni in the get up of 'Chatrapthi Sivaji'.
