congress rulers refused to rename the left out part as 'Tamil Nadu'. In demand for the change, one Sankaralinga Nadar, who himself a congress man, went on fast for seventy days and died. Even after his death, congress party did'nt relent.All these events made Tamil people and intellectuals to suspect that congress party is trying to make the left out Madras state as cosmopolitan state, doing injustice to Tamils.When DMK came to power in 1969, they changed the name to 'Tamil Nadu'. During anti-Hindi agitations, no north Indian was attacked nor their properties ransaked in chennai or in Tamilnadu. But in Bangalore, hundreds of Tamils were killed, women molested and properties worth crores of rupees were looted by hooligans during cauvery riots. Tamils living in Bangalore ran away to Tamil Nadu for safety. During 1960s Tamils in Mumbai were hounded by Bal Thackeray and his men for just competing in employment. Even the eateries selling Idli Dosai were ransacked. Many got killed also. No one opened their mouth in those days. Tamils in Mumbai never threatened marathi identity or language. They always respected marathi people, their language and culture. Unlike Hindi politicians who go regularly for addressing their people in mumbai, tamil politicians like karunanidhi and jayalalitha are confined only to their state.Whether from Mumbai or Bangalore or ceylon, Tamils run only to Tamil Nadu for safety and protection if they are attacked. It is their safe haven. It should continue so.
RE:RE:misleading and mischevious
by Mr San Jose on Feb 22, 2008 01:07 AM Permalink
You certainly have a point but it will never fall into deaf ears (others who don't speak tamil) :-)
