DMK leader MK Stalin says he hopes southern states come together to demand separate Dravidanadu

Conceptually, Dravidanadu is a separate nation comprising the states of South India, made up of people of the Dravidian race.


 
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Working President MK Stalin on Friday said he hoped India’s southern states came together to demand autonomy for a separate Dravidanadu, “If it [such a situation where southern states come together for the demand] comes, it would be welcome,” Stalin said in Erode. “We hope that such a situation arises.”
Conceptually, Dravidanadu is a separate nation geographically identified with South India and whose inhabitants belong to the Dravidian race, in contrast to the North Indian Aryans. Social reformer EV Ramasamy – popularly known as Periyar – was one of the first thinkers to propound the concept. He had led the Dravidian movement in Tamil Nadu.

     The idea fizzled out gradually after the 1960s as the southern states got occupied with various other inter-state and intra-state problems.
   P.Maniarasan, the leader of the Tamil Desiya Periyakkam, dismissed Stalin’s statement. “If he is really serious about creating Dravidanadu, let him visit the neighbouring states and muster support,”he told “Is he ready to include the proposal in the election manifesto of his party? Is he ready to convene a special general council of the DMK to propagate the idea?”

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