Before segregation of South Indian states on linguistic basis, regions like Tirupathi, Bangalore, Kolar, Malabar etc were part of the erst while Madras state. Areas like Tirupathi were considered as traditional Tamil areas in those days. Balaji temple in Tirupathi has ninety percentage tamil inscriptions. Since at the time of segregation, those areas went into the hands of other language people as they were more. In Bangalore, during segregation, Tamils were majority in the cantonment area where as kannadigas majority in Bangalore rural area. Since rural Kannadigas outnumbered cantonment area Tamils, Bangalore went to Karnataka. Same with areas like Kolar also. And today every body knew the status of Tamils and Tamil language in Bangalore, not to say about other parts of Karnataka.. During reorganisation of states on language basis, Tamils were the people to lose much to others such that even today Tamil Nadu has no habit of celebrating state formation day as like the other three south Indian states. Many tamils lost their life in relation to border dispute in those days. Even after the segregation of other states on language basis from erst while Madras province, 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
RE:misleading and mischevious
by Dilip on Feb 22, 2008 01:11 AM Permalink
Mr Peria Samy, you have got many points right but I wud like to point out at some flaws. All ur posts in this page talks only abt Tamil Nadu and Tamilians, not a word abt India or Indians. How can someone like u comment on regionalism? To start with you say Cantnment area in Bangalore had tamilians as majority, I agree with you, but do you realise that when the British started railway service in Banaglore Cantonment Area, since they needed cheap labor and more man power they recruited lotsa tamilians and this is how they settled there(not like they were settled there from hundreds of yrs!) and cantonment is a very small region in Bangalore so it really doesnt matter. 90% of my friends are tamilians and so is my wife but I like tamilians as they have learnt Kannada and they mingle and have effortlessly merged well with the locals (except for a few tamilians who have recently shifted to Bangalore due to the IT boom). Its true that north Indians are taking away jobs all over as they dont have jobs in their states and they can do any work for cheap labor. Once they start they get their frnds and family thus populating the already messed up cities, but it is under no rule that the locals can stop them. Hence there should be a minimum amount of jobs kept aside for the locals to help them grow. Cities like Bangalore and Mumabi are big and popular partly due to investments from outside and workers from outside. So lets all be in peace and let others be in peace. Jai Hind!
RE:misleading and mischevious
by Indian on Feb 22, 2008 01:31 AM Permalink
Peria Saamy, did you act in Munnabhai MBBS as Saamy. the way you talk reminds us of saamy in MunnaBhai MBBS
