![]() This quote is at present depicted in the United Nations Organization. This statement so powerfully embraces a culture of inclusiveness and builds a natural sense of belonging for any human being anywhere. Kanian Pungundranar wrote a verse starting with "Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir" - A literal translation of this statement would mean "All the world my home, all the people my kin". ![]() Hart, a Tamil scholar and retired Professor of Tamil Language at the University of Berkeley, California, when talking about Kural, says, "There is not a facet of human existence that is not explored and illuminated by this great literature." Researchers believe this was written somewhere between 2nd century B.C to 8th century A.D. Kural is a secular ethics books, called as the Scripture of the world. Thiruvalluvar is a poet philosopher who wrote Thirukkural (also known as Kural). This, of course, was also famously said by Kanian Poongondranar.Tamil poets have brought messages for the universal brotherhood and global harmony in their classics. As they say in Tamil, theethum nandrum pirar thara vara. Anything good or bad happening to one is because of oneself. Tamil Nadu cannot blame anybody else but itself for this disturbing state of affairs. In the event, the state is now being seen by outsiders as being conceited and petulant. Tamil Nadu politicos are feeding this tendency, especially among the youth, who are encouraged to be insular and xenophobic, and think that the rest of the world is ranged against them. The state also suffers from a heightened sense of self-importance and sense of victimhood. It reflects a disturbing lack of maturity. But rather than presenting its case cogently and cohesively, Tamil Nadu acts extremely emotional like a child whose toy has just been taken away. There are issues that the Tamil Nadu people can feel aggrieved about with the Centre. Of late, there is this worrying tendency in Tamil Nadu to protest anything from the Centre. If you don’t want him to work to carry out his duties, he is not the loser, the state and its people are. And he is here in the state on official work. ![]() He is the democratically elected Prime Minister of the country. For whatever reason, you cannot keep shouting Go back.Īfter all, Modi is not coming to Tamil Nadu for his personal work. But there has to be a purpose to any campaign. It is not a rule that all should take the side of the Prime Minister or the Central government at all times. They are not against any policy of the Centre. There is one particular agenda to the shameful event. There is nothing specific to this senseless campaign. The people behind the motivated campaign of #GoBackModi are nothing more than troublesome twats as they resort to this every time the Prime Minister visits the state. But when the boy keeps repeating his act, he will be seen as brattish bully. To start off, it can be seen as a show of rousing bravura. That is how democracy works.īut that result of the NDA has made many in the state feel like the boy in class who stands up to the teacher’s authority. Well, the state voted overwhelmingly in favour of the alliance that was pitted against the NDA. It is no secret that there is a discernible anti-BJP mood in Tamil Nadu. What is that those who were trying to garner the headlines with that horrendous hashtag want to prove? What is the purpose of this keyboard protest? Today too, after landing in Chennai to attend the convocation function of IIT Madras, the Prime Minister talked of his reference to the immortal line of Poongondranar and also of the hoary heritage of Tamil as it is one of the oldest languages in the world.Įven if one were to discount Modi’s reference to the Sangam era poet’s words as done for political effect to douse the fire of controversy that had engulfed the state of Tamil Nadu after Union home minister Amit Shah’s loaded speech that Hindi can be one unifying language of India, still some slack should be cut for the Prime Minister, especially for highlighting the greatness of Tamil at the global stage.Īs it happened, rather than being grateful to the Prime Minister for invoking Tamil, a section of Tamil Nadu has got down to trend on Twitter platform the churlish hashtag: #GoBackModi. The point of that line is universal brotherhood and love. Last week, during his speech at the United Nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled the resonant words of Tamil poet Kanian Poongondranar, “yaadhum oore, yaavarum kelir”, which means “we belong to all places, and to everyone”.
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