When Udayanidhi Stalin repeatedly attacks "sanathanam" in Tamil, why is there not more outrage among the highly religious Tamil Hindu population?
I believe it comes down to language.
In Tamil language, the word "sanathanam" (eternal in English) is not in regular use. Most Tamil people do not know this word and I did not know it myself as a child.
On the other hand the word "dharma" (spelled as "dharmam" or "dharumam") is common in Tamil and there is a district named Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu. There is also the word "aram" used in Tamil with the same meaning as dharma.
Interestingly, in Hindi, the word "dharam" means "religion" in general and Hinduism is "hindu dharm" or "sanatan dharam" and Christianity is "isai dharam" in Hindi.
But in Tamil usage, the word "dharmam" would effectively mean "Hindu dharam" in Hindi.
Now if Udayanidhi had attacked "dharmam" in Tamil (which effectively means Hinduism) he would be widely criticised for proclaiming adharmam.
That is why he is picking the word "sanathanam" to attack because that word is not widely known in Tamil.
With all his "sincere" effort, he is making the word known in Tamil too and he has made the already huge anti DMK vote in Tamil Nadu even bigger. The DMK has never won a majority on its own ever, because of that huge strong anti-DMK current. They established that current with their constant attacks on Hindu deities. The AIADMK never did that and they harvested the anti-DMK current well.
Now, in spite of the TVK being the new anti-DMK party and in spite of the AIADMK splitting the anti-DMK vote (see how I worked it!) and in spite of the DMK spending extraordinary amounts of cash, in spite of the DMK having a strong alliance and the TVK having no alliance, the DMK lost the election.
Udayanidhi wants to ensure the DMK would never come back. May the eternal sanatana dharma grant his wish 🙏😉
Narendra Modi’s funda is simple:
– If it’s about duty, Indians should do it
– if it’s about responsibility, Nehru did it
– if it’s about credit, Modi did it
@Sireesh777@yskanth BJP is king of legal corruption.. like ethanol 20 fuel, lifelong tolls on new roads, double taxation, bridges/roads that collapse within a couple of months.. 2026 bjp is much worse than 2014 scam congress..
@bshaik592@lukmanuA@studybizzet Yes.. that is how it works.. let's suppose if a telugu couple migrates to the US.. and if they have children, children become Americans.. but their mother tongue still telugu..
@gamma_entity@lukmanuA@studybizzet Yup.. but he wss born and brought up in KA. So cannot say he is Telugu.. we can't claim him.. one thing is for sure.. both family and environment(where he is brought up, education, etc) reason for ones success..
@lukmanuA@studybizzet Lot of Reddys and Naidus migrated generations ago to karnataka.. but I keep hearing that these Telugu criminals are looting Bengaluru.. just my observation. ✌️
South India, including Maharashtra, and the Northeast together have just 275 seats.
The BIMARU states alone have 324.
You need 424 seats to form a government.
Do the math. A few North Indian seats added to BIMARU is enough to take full control.
Think about what that means.
States that have driven development could end up with almost no say in shaping the government.
That is not balance. That is a shift that can drag the country backward.
What the Commission has created is not a mere disparity between the States by leaving U.P. and Bihar as they are, by adding to them a new and a bigger Madhya Pradesh with Rajasthan it creates a new problem of North versus South.
The North is Hindi speaking. The South is non-Hindi speaking. Most people do not know what is the size of the Hindi-speaking population. It is as much as 48 per cent of the total population of India. Fixing one’s eye on this fact one cannot fail to say that the Commission’s effort will result in the consolidation of the North and the balkanisation of the South.
Can the South tolerate the dominance of the North? …
This dislike may grow into hatred if the North remains consolidated and the South becomes disintegrated and if the North continues to exercise a disproportionate influence on the politics of India …
To allow one State to have such preponderating influence in the Centre is a dangerous thing
-Dr B. R. Ambedkar
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#UnitedSouthAgainstDelimitation
As a South Indian, my view on delimitation
South India has been doing the hard things right for decades, controlled population, investing in education, building strong economies, and contributing a disproportionate share to the country’s taxes and growth.
And now, with delimitation, it feels like that is being penalised, not rewarded ❌
States like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and Andhra Pradesh focused on sustainable growth and governance, while population-heavy states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar now stand to gain more political power purely due to numbers.
Southern states contribute a disproportionately high share to India’s GDP and tax pool:
- Tamil Nadu → manufacturing powerhouse
- Karnataka → tech & startup capital
- Telangana → pharma & IT growth
- Andhra Pradesh → infrastructure & exports
This creates a troubling signal:
Do the right things → lose influence
Ignore them → gain representation
It’s not just about seats in Parliament, it’s about losing a voice in shaping the country’s future, despite contributing significantly to it.
As a South Indian, this doesn’t feel like fair representation. It feels like the rules are changing in a way that undermines progress and shifts power away from those who earned it.
@ReddyVerity@KartikDayanand here is his his Manam blog post that I read in 2014 that made me admired his work.. .. as I said I was curious about what made him doubt the ability of SSR that is what sounded to me..so, chill.
https://t.co/lUo5mlT8d7
@ReddyVerity@KartikDayanand I'm not hurt. Maybe I misunderstood the original post. It sounded like he was doubting filmmakers' ability rather than commenting on "summer 2027." That's why I asked. I've followed him for 10+ years—read his Manam analysis in 2014 and admired his work.