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On Dalit Unity
This is with regard to the well-researched article “Dalit Political Imagination and Replication in Contemporary Tamil Nadu” (EPW, 8 September 2012) by Karthikeyan, Rajangam and Gorringe.
This is with regard to the well-researched article “Dalit Political Imagination and Replication in Contemporary Tamil Nadu” (EPW, 8 September 2012) by Karthikeyan, Rajangam and Gorringe.
The first point is that Tamil Nadu’s dalit population is a little more than 22%. If only they were united, they would be a force to reckon with. Even the two Dravidian parties would have to show more respect and consideration towards them. The different factions and parties of the dalits do not come together since the leaders fear that their personal importance would get diluted. A few years ago when Mayawati formed the Bahujan Samaj Party unit of Tamil Nadu, Krishnasamy and Tiruma opposed it, very unconvincingly.
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