On Sunday, May 1, 1994 at 1:24:16 AM UTC+5:30, Raghavan Jayaraman wrote:

Tht was established by V.V. S. Iyer in December 1922, at Kallidaikurricci
and the incident can be considered in addition,to be origin for the the hatred of EVR to some individuals in the congress party.
The donations for the institution came from individuals belonging to all communities , private institutuions and Tamilnad congress also. At this
time of controversy EVR was the secretary of the Tamilnad congress. This controversy dragged till 1925 when a resolution was moved on April 29 expressing regret for Congress having paid Rs. 5000 for this GUrukulam. The remaining Rs5000, promised by Congress was held back EVR., which was later released by joint secretary Santhanam, without EVR's knowledge. This is
said to have led EVR quit the congress party.
A resolution moved by S. Ramanathan that recommended that the gradations of merit based on birth should not be observed by any organisation
participating in the national movement and appointing V. Thiagaraja
Chettiar, S. Ramanathan and EVR to help the Gurukulam, was voted for by 19
of 26 memebers and seven [Rajaji, Rajan, Vijayaraghavachariar, K.
Santhanam, Dr. Swaminatha Sastri and N.S> Varadhachari, voting against the resolution. This is also said to have confirmed EVR's belief that Brahmins, whether,progressive or traditionalists, were essentially communal in
outlook.
Thus evolved the Brahmin - Non brahmin tussle during 1920.
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When EVR was charged with sedition he issued a statement in Justice, 6, March, 1935.
.......The caste system has been the greatest obstacle to all progress, political, economic and social and we therefore aim at eradicating the
evils based on that system. In the furtherance of this object we never aim
at inciting hatred between communities. Nor is it our intention to wound
the susceptibilities of any individual or community.......

It is my personal conviction that our programme has a greater chance of realisation under the guidance of the British Government than under the
aegis of the Congress Raj.
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raghavan

In totality the error of one or two from one community made other caste to revolt differently and EVR utilised this to his advantage and created a party to make his own followers. But he himself has entire thoughts against our own tamilians and was
against independence. anyway he did wrong to our community. the situation should have been handled in different manner, not this way.
The truth is even now Caste issue prevails only with all othe rupper castes and not with brahmins. truth again is that most of the advanced theory and act came from brahmins only and they started acting in films etc and made many advanced improvement.

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