India: What is behind Dravidian parties’ silence in Perumal Murugan issue? (Sruthisagar Yamunan)

One aspect that has defined the social censoring of writer Perumal Murgan is the deathly silence maintained by the major Dravidian parties, who had always claimed to represent a progressive political discourse.

No reaction has come from them even after the writer put out an emotional statement on Tuesday renouncing his writing career, forcing observers to point to the caste angle as the cause for the indifference.

Leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) M. Karunanidhi, a literary figure himself who is known for his day-to-day commentary on important issues, has remained uncharacteristically quiet on a raging issue that has attracted wide media attention. [. . .]
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