Objectionable comments on the respected andal
The lyricist who claims that he is a champion of Tamil cause said that he made his remarks critical of Andal as part of his observations on a literature .
Naturally, Hindus felt hurt that such careless and irresponsible observations have been made and are protesting. However, a group of Tamil writers now are supporting the Tamil lyricist and defending his remarks against the Tamil savant, stating that it is part of genuine literary criticism that one is entitled to make.
They do not understand that liberty is not a personal affair and it is a social contract. While one has the liberty to air his views , certainly he does not have the liberty to ridicule the faith of other people in the society directly or indirectly.
What one cannot miss is the fact that some people in Tamil Nadu regularly make adverse remarks about the beliefs of Hindus and one even went to the extent of ridiculing that in which engineering college Lord Rama studied.
One wonders whether such adverse remarks will be made against the beliefs of any other religion by these people.
Should public utterances in Tamil Nadu descend to such low level which is now a cause for concern, as those who demand casteless society make casteist remarks to further their fortunes.
N.S.Venkataraman more