Tamilnadu Moving Towards Tamil Nationalism: How the DMK vs. TVK Media War will Drive the Voters Away from Dravidian Politics

 Hello World,

Vijay's TVK arranged a roadshow in Karur where crowding resulted in stampede leading to death of 38 (possibly more) people and 50+ being injured. The way DMK and media are cracking down on TVK has caught the attention of people to the point that the critique against DMK is growing. 

The primary reason cited is that TVK requested a specific area for the roadshow which was rejected by the administration and upon the administration's suggestion, TVK accepted to conduct the roadshow where it was permitted to. DMK and administration's effort to downplay this is causing the argument. On TVK's side the question is being raised that when TVK was not allowed to conduct its roadshow where it initially wanted to, how can it be held solely responsible for the deaths. From the administration's side, the counter is being presented that, the new location was allocated after considering the chances of large crowds and that was the reason why TVK's request (to do it in another location) was denied. the administration is also stating that TVK had informed that they were expecting 10,000 and the actual crowd which gathered measured about 25,000. The administration also stated that only 500 police personnel were deployed owing to the narrow location and the expected number of visitors.

The ongoing DMK vs. TVK media war can be better understood by looking into the background of TVK and Vijay's entry into politics. 

Ever since DMK came to power in TN (in 2021), the film distribution (production as well; used to be) company held by the karuna family (led by Udhay back then) executed a legal yet unfair takeover of the film distribution business segment to the point where no film will get theaters/screens if they cross the political family in any way. Any producer will have to sell his/her movie to the film distribution company. While they will get what the sun company wishes as the price, they can neither negotiate or deny the sale. If they insist, their movie will forever remain on their hard disk. Initially, production houses and smaller distributors expressed happiness as the payments were on time and they did not face any unfair pricing cuts. However, over time, they realized that they have no control over the ecosystem and not even their own right to operate. Everything about film releases and the number of screens any movie will get gets decided by the sun company and the decisions are non-negotiable. The entire film industry, as a consequence is now under the fold of the family that controls DMK.

What does this have to do with Vijay?

Film making is one of the usual methods to convert black money to white and as in any other state, those who deal with lot of cash invariably have their toes in the local film industry. The sun company (both the production and distribution ones) also did the same and they invited the top heroes of the state to play the lead roles in their movies. Vijay ended up in their project. Usually films involving leading actors are written around the famous actor so their 'stardom' is used commercially. the other side of this trend is that the leading actors call the shots.

This is where Vijay's screenplay takes a sharp right turn. He is not allowed to decide on all aspects and he gets stuck with the project. His half-hearted involvement results in that movie flopping very badly (which is  good for the black-to-white conversion). Adding fuel to the fire, Vijay was forced to do a television interview which he used to avoid over the years (a trend set by leading Tamil heroes post the Rajni/Kamal era to create the demand to monetize their visibility). Vijay spoke like a telegraph machine answering questions with few phrases and a straight face. This led to a fallout and Vijay decided to go his way but was met with another punch from the sun companies when his best efforts to sell his next movie(s) to other distributors failed. He had no other option but to sell his movie to them and as a response to his non-compliance, his movie release went through ambiguity where until the midnight before release date, there was no official confirmation that his movie will release. Unfortunately that particular instance involved a release-clash with his rival hero (whose movie was also released by the same sun companies). Losing to a authoritarian group is one thing but being forced to concede to a fellow rival hit Vijay's film business harder than expected.

Until then political commentary was merely used in a few scenes or song release functions to sell films (it is a trend still in practice in TN). After this back-to-back hits from Udhay-controlled film businesses, Vijay decided to step into politics to ensure he gives a formal pushback to Udhay's political dreams. The message through TVK is clear: You came into my industry, took control of how I do business, dominated me and disturbed my control. I will now come into politics and disturb your ambitions as best as I can.

This is the unspoken background of TVK. The lack of political ideology and efforts to use his fan following to canvas votes against DMK corroborates this ulterior motive of disturbing Udhay's political balance. Nobody from the party, has declared this which is understandable.

Why would any actor, holding the pole position, consciously decide to end his film career to enter politics? 

Anyone with real political ambitions would've sued his/her means to influence the public politically throughout the career. Vijay's movies never did that. The past few years, some of his movies had a few mentions here and there which raked up political controversy, eventually, enabling the sales of the movies.

The film-to-politics transition is neither similar nor comparable to that of MGR etc., because back in the day, those stakeholders had a foot in politics while they were in movies and they sued their movies for their party propaganda as well. Vijay's transition has been abrupt and unorganized (lack of specificity in political ideology).

TVK hasn't established its political ideology in black and white. They have been clamoring about 'Secular Democracy' which is an unusual combination. It is not a democracy if it is not secular. Democracy does not differentiate citizens based on religion/caste. Secular Democracy is a redundancy which TVK is yet to clarify.

This lack of clarity in political ideology, when stacked up with the high density of non-Tamils in the top leadership of TVK reporting to Vijay, corroborates the internal objective which is to emulate a dravidian-party-style approach to establish the need for religious and caste identities and then calling for a integration of all religions and castes. The T in TVK refers to Tamilnadu (land of Tamils) but the ideology as described by Vijay includes both Tamil Nationalism and Dravidian politics. This is similar to serving chocolate cake and kimchi on the same plate with a steak knife - Individually different and unrelated ideologies blending in political dogma.

While TVK has not established its political ideology clearly, it has managed to establish the fact that Vijay's fan following can catch the attention of large number of people, young and old, which possibly disturb the vote banks of existing political parties. All the Vijay fans, especially those who have picked up political ideologies based on incomplete understanding, have changed their political stance declaring their support to TVK simply because it is led by their favorite film hero whom they have idolized for many years.

This comes down to 3-5% of the total TN vote bank with a potential to grow significantly in the coming years as many Vijay fans are yet to get their voter id's (they are not 18 yet).

The recent past state elections in TN have demonstrated that the individual DMK-ADMK vote bank difference (votes discarding those of their coalition parties) falls in the 1-3%. Since DMM and ADMK always run close to each other, a drop in 1-3% votes can and will establish who ends up winning the election and sets up the government.

This is where TVK has thrown its spanners. Where the spanners land and how big of a damage they cause is a wait and watch until the results of the 2026 TN state elections is announced.

TVK has been complaining that they are not getting the permission to conduct events at the location and timing of their choice and that they are having to compromise on those just to ensure their events happen as per their plan.

While other parties are also losing cadre to TVK, DMK is expected to be the worst hit. Vijay, has started directly attacking the DMK government.

The DMK ministers crying in front of the hospital indicates DMK wants to make a big scene out of this incident so there is a public outcry against TVK that can substantiate further crackdown on TVK's efforts.

The reason behind this suspicion is that, under the same DMK government, 50+ people died consuming illicit liquor in Kallakurichi about a year back. There was no DMK minister seen crying in front of the hospital.

Lives have been lost. Stampede is being cited as the reason behind the mishap.

However, news reporting focused on framing TVK as the root cause seems unfair. It was a roadshow and there was a crowd to see Vijay. What conditions given to TVK were not followed is not being cited or confirmed by any of the media. Unless that is established, blindly blaming TVK is only going to add more support to TVK. People are watching the news and the initial comments besides the sorrow are focused on how DMK is using this event to crack down on Vijay and TVK. This is unnecessary. If TVK has violated rules and regulations, clearly, they will be prosecuted for the same. The legal course of action is being pre-empted by the media coverage and theatrics by DMK in front of the hospital. 

More than the sorrow of losing 38 lives, TN is, on the sidelines, also witnessing the growing support for TVK as a result of how DMK is using this incident to tarnish TVK.

TVK has a long way to go. Firstly, it has to establish a clear footing on its political ideology instead of beating around the bush. Secondly, it has to plan its campaigning better to avoid such unforeseen incidents. 

What DMK is doing to TVK is only adding more support to TVK. However, will TVK end up winning against DMK is not a question in anyone's mind. TVK, can, at best, get 3-5% votes which can change the results of the TN state elections in 2026 to the point where the results could vary between an unset victory for a non-DMK party and a hung assembly forcing a coalition crisis.

The non-Tamils holding leadership positions in TVK are using Vijay's efforts to build another non-Tamil-focused political campaign. The utilization of Telugu/Kannada/Malayalee politicians from the past (in cutouts/claims) clearly indicates their ulterior 'We will take care of our own, no matter where we operate' attitude. Vijay seems to be blindly believing these non-Tamil leadership and trusting them with all party maneuvers including the roadshows, one which, has resulted in the death of 38 people. This added with TVK's deliberate distanced stand from clear-cut political ideology only establishes the internal stance focused on the welfare of non-Tamils while using the Tamil banner. The TVK votes, as a result will not remain with TVK forever.

The expectation, is that, once TVK has caused its initial damage to DMK in 2026, its votes will start to disintegrate and a good chunk of them will move towards Tamil Nationalism which is the rising political ideology currently holding 8% votes without paying cash for votes and establishing any coalition. 

Vijay himself declared that Dravidian ideology and Tamil Nationalism are the two eyes of TVK in his maiden political speech. Clearly, TVK is not leaving any growing trend behind but picking up everything is leading it astray. Why is TVK picking up everything including opposing political ideologies is clear: The party is run by non-Tamils and while their leader has called out Tamil nationalism as one of TVK's eyes, they are not in favor of that idea, operationally. The non-Tamils have been conditioned to fear the lack of caste identities. Tamil Nationalism is all about abolition of castes. However, from a non-Tamil perspective, they do not have a footing if they do not use their caste. This is the impact of dravidian politics. Clearly, TVK's leaders below Vijay, do not want to go down the route of caste abolition as that amounts to, even theoretically, discarding the very identities that provides the economic support to those whom they consider 'their own.'

The irony is panning out. DMK's efforts to crackdown on TVK is generating support for TVK, while the very leaders controlling the operations of TVK are sabotaging its political ideology resulting in TVK going down the path of 'fading away after an initial glow'.

Those who move away from DMK and other parties to TVK will end up considering Tamil Nationalism as the final go-to ideology as that is the strong contender for the last-one-standing after the dravidian parties and new entrants like TVK fade away over the long term. Everyone who is not familiar with Tamil Nationalism have a comparable political ideology that they identify with and therefore they are not comfortable supporting Tamil nationalism. The non-Tamils, clearly have been conditioned with the idea of 'Caste is important, without caste we will not get any safety and opportunity' owing to which they will be afraid of any ideology that carries 'abolition of caste' as the fundamental basis.

When the dust settles down over the next few years, Tamil Nationalism will stand the final destination for those who will find themselves lost in the political landscape. The ongoing disruption led by TVK/Vijay is going to be a catalyst for the same. The short term events will create the perception that there is a TVK vs. Tamil Nationalism battle going on. 

Naam Tamilar Katchi is the leading Tamil Nationalist party which is on the rise both on the vote bank front (8% in the last election) and the anti-DMK front.

The next few years will have DMK and ADMK beating each other leveraging disruptions from the likes of TVK but they will be erasing each other in the process while Naam Tamilar Katchi will continues to grow gradually.

Until then, TVK will hold the media limelight, not only because of Vijay but also because of how DMK cracks down on TVK. The media outlets ignoring Naam Tamilar Katchi will continue to enable its growth in the background.

TVK is hurting DMK and now DMK is after TVK with all its might. ADMK will use this to its advantage but it is on its own euthanasic trip through coalition with BJP. The big ones and the popular new ones are going to cancel each other. Such will be the catalyst for the growth of Tamil Nationalism.

Best regards,

Forced Resocialization or Genetic Biocontrol or Natural Suppression of Neurological Pathways: What is Preventing the Entire Living Generation of Dalits and Muslims from Retaliating Against Hindutva Terrorism since 2014?

 Hello World,

The state of the unnatural union under the inoperable constitution has worsened to the point where there is no validated record of a Muslim or Dalit ever retaliating against the attack on (or death of) their loved ones by the hindutva terrorists. When this is pointed out, the immediate cognitive response, ironically, leverages on the popular concept of 'victim blaming' assuming that the critique relies on the idea of the Muslims and Dalits causing the hate crimes against them.

This approach to countering critique needs a rather careful introspection aided by unbiased analysis of circumstantial evidence and associated possibilities.

The primary reason is that the victim is being blamed for lack of resistance and not causing the hate crime. The other reasons include the fact that there is no recorded history of resistance or retaliation from the Muslims and Dalits against hindutva terrorists since 2014 (timespan measures over a decade and into the 3rd 5-year term).

Hindutva nonsense is the root cause. However, anger/hatred against the Muslims and Dalits cannot evolve into physical violence if there is a fear of resistance or retaliation.

The hindutva terrorists are not just organized groups but they also operate as lone wolves. The sense of security they have is a shared resource. They look after their own. One announcement from the temple mic-set and the gang will be ready to pounce on anyone. One message on their whatsapp groups and they will assemble on the roads to waylay trucks carrying cattle.

On the victims' side:

1. No law enforcement instrument active enough to provide a preventive measure.

2. No civil security force to reach out to.

3. No organized group network to reach out to.

4. No Congress party measure to provide physical safety measures.

5. No family member or relative to standup and attempt to avenge the dead/attacked.

1-4 are external and not necessarily under the control or influence of the victims.

5 is where the there is a means to influence if not control but no visible movement for the past decade despite targeted hate crimes' steady growth.

One family might not retaliate because they do not have enough people or anger to do so. One family might be in a state of fear that they just want to protect the rest of them after losing a loved one.

However, all the families and relatives of all the minorities attacked/killed by the hindutva terrorists since 2014 not retaliating indicates a nationwide trend covering different languages, family backgrounds and circumstances. In the middle of that ocean of diversity lie the unignorably visible commonalities - the victims are either Muslim or Dalit. 

How can an entire living generation of Muslims and Dalits across a 3.28 million square kilometer territory choose not to retaliate despite losing their loved ones to hindutva terrorism since 2014? The distantly placed safe zoned Muslims and Dalits need not retaliate as they haven't lost their loved one. However, all the family, friends and relatives of those who have died at the hands of hindutva terrorists choosing not to retaliate despite realizing the unfairness unleashed on them, can only indicate one thing - the entire living generation of Muslims and Dalits, especially those who have lost their loved ones have gone through a forced and prolonged re-socialization that has altered their chemical composition to the point where their emotional/psychological response to violent stimuli has completely waned out.

The family, friends and relatives of some Muslims and Dalits might be too scared to retaliate. Nobody, absolutely nobody retaliating for over a decade means large scale chemical alteration across the social groups has taken place and is in progress. The offspring of this 'unresponsive' generation of Muslims and Dalits cannot possibly procreate offspring that can protect their own. If the Muslims and Dalits who are living and have lost a loved one since 2014 haven't done anything, they are representation of this group of Muslims and Dalits which, at this point, statistically represent a significantly large sample.

The hindutva terrorists always masquerade with their 'superior genes' fiction. The ongoing voluntary submissive lifestyle of an entire living generation of  Muslims and Dalits is at the verge of proving that fictional theory right by validating the converse - inferiority complex driven prolonged non-responsive stance against the violent murder of ones own.

The Muslims and Dalits need to be subjected to a large scale genomic analysis to:

1. Verify if there are markers connected/correlated to voluntary inaction against targeted violence (that relies on the basis of who they are and their existence and activities for life, liberty and pursuit of happiness).

2. Establish the baseline of chemical/hormonal balance to further conduct a comparative analysis with other humans from different countries (the hindutva crowd will not participate in such a study; they will wait for the results to claim genetic superiority though).

3. Identify the specific hormones and associated gene markers and map their evolution over time (to analyze the correlation between very similar submissive stance against hindutva terrorism across cultures/regions within the country).

The ultimate questions to be categorically answered using scientific instruments are:

How come no Muslim or Dalit, who has lost a loved one to hindutva terrorism, across the nation, spanning wide range of geographies, languages, weather patterns, economic classes, continue to choose to do nothing for more than a decade despite the full knowledge of the attack on (or death) of THEIR OWN for trivial reasons (touching tiffin box/transporting cattle/not chanting jaisriram etc.)?

How has this eugenics evolved to the point where, Muslims and Dalits across the nation, spanning wide range of geographies, languages, weather patterns, economic classes have been conditioned to reproduce in a specific fashion that their offspring choose not to retaliate despite the knowledge of the subjugation and/or murder of their own (family/friend)?

What is the root and state of this genetic biocontrol which is successfully suppressing the sense of self-respect amongst a specific subgroup of the same species? 

How is the interaction pattern amongst oxytocin, serotonin, dopamine, testosterone, estrogen, cortisol (and other hormones as applicable and identified through the scientific study) maintaining the same response characteristics (lack of self-respect and/or sense of retaliation when faced with violent death for over a decade) amongst the Muslims and Dalits across the nation where clearly, circumstances and environment vary very greatly?

Again, the victims are being blamed but not for causing the hate-crime. They are being blamed for enabling the same with specific passive non-responsive submissive persistence. The delusional trait of voting for congress over 3, 5-year terms and assuming their lives will be safe can be kept out, as that warrants a different study focused on deranged cognitive function driven by irrationality. 

The Muslims and Dalits are either being conditioned to be submissive or are naturally evolving to do so. We must conclude but after a scientific evidence based research and analysis.

The reality cannot be uncovered without the investigation built on the basis of the fact - no Muslim or Dalit, who have lost their loved one to hindutva terrorism since 2014 has ever attempted to retaliate.

If there is a impulsive need to neutralize this approach to understanding the root-cause of large scale subservience, doesn't it again point to the same passive submissive psychological response which is being the basis for the very need for such an investigation?

At what point will the Muslims and Dalits admit? 

(Never mind the others; They will not consider until they realize their children are also vulnerable to hate crime.)

Best Regards,

THE DEATH OF DALITS AND MUSLIMS AT THE HANDS OF HINDUTVA TERRORISTS IS NOBODY'S PROBLEM; NOT EVEN THAT OF THE DALITS AND MUSLIMS

 Hello World,

Retaliatory violence resulting in excessive collateral damage is the only thing that can catch the attention of this society. The legislature, executive and judiciary have already been taken over by the hindutva terrorists. These instruments will not work for the underprivileged.

Non-violence and voting for congress is not helping. They never did. They never will.

Everyone other than the minorities are feeling safe and not bothered at all. They might not react the same way when they realize their family is also not safe.

Lives of minorities are being lost. Doing things legally is not going to bring the dead ones back. Neither is voting for congress.

Doing the right thing is critical for minorities to safeguard themselves from hindutva terrorism. That can never have non-violence as an ingredient.

Usually, when the sense of self-respect supersedes other emotions, there will be backlash or retaliation. More than a decade of hindutva terrorism targeting minorities and absolutely no backlash or retaliation means the minorities have lost the concept of self-respect.

Minorities without self-respect are bound to perish. Minorities without self-respect will continue to believe in the very laws and elections which have been ignoring their safety and security.

Hindutva terrorism is taking the lives of minorities (Dalits/Muslims). This has always been there and has grown steadily since 2014. However, hindutva terrorism is a mere consequence.

The causation is SEVERE LACK OF SELF-RESPECT amongst the minorities of this nation. 

How many Dalits/Muslims have been killed by the hindutva terrorists?

How has this trend evolved since 2014?

If there is someone who can answer (or at least find an answer to) these questions and still, in full state of consciousness, continue to approve of non-violence and voting for congress, it only means they have been raised to live without the consideration for the concept of self-respect. 

It is almost as if the Dalits and Muslims of today are carrying the genetic memory to naturally suppress the neurotransmitters that are responsible for the sense of fear (of leaving their kids in a society where they can be killed for a mere societal brand they are made to carry). Decades of hindutva propaganda reinforced with mind-numbing kalam-ki-kranthi activism has rendered the minorities senseless. So many victims and not one retaliation from any victim's side. 

The deafening silence of the Dalits and Muslims is very close to proving the unscientific genetic superiority theories of the brahmans and savarnas. Such is the state of ignorance displayed by the minorities across India.

Never mind the majority. They have their legislators, saints, temples and foot soldiers a.k.a gowrakshaks with swords and guns. They are taking the lives of the minorities for mere beliefs.

On the other side, despite dead bodies piling up and living men, women and children being ostracized, raped and tortured, no trace of retaliation or backlash from Dalits and Muslims who've lost their loved ones. 

When someone is killing for their beliefs and sentiments, how come there is absolutely no history of anybody from the family/friends/relatives of those getting killed doing something in equal respect??!!

Why would anyone step up to help the minorities if the minorities themselves do not take the courage to stand up for their life, liberty and pursuit of happiness?

How will the non-minorities even consider any step if they never get the opportunity to realize that their children might not come home in one piece because of their affiliation with those who are committing these hate crimes against the minorities?

Dalits & Muslims are as much culpable as the hindutva terrorists in the murder of minorities in this nation. The latter is culpable by commission and the former is culpable by omission (or retaliation).

The minorities of this nation need to realize they are  responsible for the horrible lives of their future generations. 

A day will come when the future generations of Dalits and Muslims will spit on the numb, meek, self-abnegated and submissive lives of their previous generations that lived as adults during the hindutva rule post 2014. They will consciously decide they will not live like their forefathers who persisted to believe in non-violence and voting for congress despite witnessing the death of their own, within the family as well as across the nation. They will blame their forefathers for their miserable lives and out of that anger will arise the real sustainable solution - retaliatory violence against hindutva terrorism.

Until then, the minorities can either die at the hands of the hindutva terrorists or watch their own die. As such, that is exactly what is happening in this nation since 2014.

The death of Dalits and Muslims at the hands of hindutva terrorists is nobody's problem; Not even that of the Dalits and Muslims.

Best regards,