BJP govt’s attempt to not release Keeladi report shows it hatred for Tamil pride: Stalin
The BJP government’s attempt to not accept the findings of the ancient excavation site of Keezhadi in Tamil Nadu’s Sivaganga district by trying to put out of sight the final report only showed how much hatred it has for Tamil pride, Chief Minister M K Stalin said.
Despite all the studies backed with scientific results, the Central government, which was ‘trying to hide the cultural pride of the Tamils’ by delaying the publication of the Keezhadi excavation report, has failed to produce additional evidence even two years after the final report was submitted, he claimed.
This, Stalin said in a letter to party workers. “Is a blatant attack by the BJP government on Tamil culture and pride.”
The BJP wanted to destroy the symbol of Dravidian culture by promoting the fictional Saraswati civilisation, which lacked credible evidence, while dismissing the proven antiquity of Tamil culture, the CM said.
The artifacts obtained from Keezhadi site were subjected to world-class scientific research and proved. “The BJP government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not accepted it. That is how much hatred for the Tamil pride is embedded in that party’s policies,” Stalin said.
He further said, “As our leader Kalaignar (late Chief Minister M Karunanidhi) said, the BJP, which looks at Tamil with bitterness and hatred, is continuously trying to hide the glory of Tamil culture unearthed at the Keezhadi excavation site.”
The BJP government blatantly showed its hatred for Tamil culture by transferring the director who carried out the archaeological dig, Amarnath Ramakrishna, to Assam. Ramakrishna had submitted the initial report on the Keezhadi excavations to the Archaeological Survey of India in 2016 and he resumed work after a legal battle.