Brahmins

Periyar and Gandhi~I

Periyar was initially an enthusiastic supporter of Gandhi from the very inception of the Non-Cooperation Movement as he was aware of the narrow social base of the Congress and the dominance of lawyers within it before Gandhi took charge. The advent of Gandhi was significantly transformative as his political and social activities were such that everyone could participate and his principles could ‘be understood by all‘. The atavistic orientation of Gandhian principles like khadi, prohibition and abolition of untouchability were refreshingly new and novel

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Anti-Brahmin slogans on walls of JNU spark controversy

A notice issued by Registrar, JawaharLal Nehru University reads: "The administration condemns these exclusivist tendencies on campus. Such incidents will not be tolerated as JNU belongs to all."

‘In Ambedkar’s own words, Constitution draft was prepared by a Brahmin’: Gujarat Speaker

Last year also, while speaking at the ‘Mega Brahmin Business Summit’ Trivedi made such controversial remarks in Gandhinagar. Trivedi had said, “I have no hesitation in saying that BR Ambedkar was a Brahmin. There is nothing wrong with calling a learned person a Brahmin. In that context, I will say that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also a Brahmin.”