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MSS Pandian
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‘Down with Hindi, Long Live the Republic’: How Madras fought the imposition of Hindi in the past
The DMK led the struggle over Hindi initially, but diluted its stance later when it came into power in the state.
MSS Pandian
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‘He who created god is a fool’: Periyar believed religion and rationality are complete opposites
Periyar was a staunch atheist who argued that a specific form of essential Hindusim is a unified field of false beliefs.
MSS Pandian
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Lights, camera, action and votes: how Tamil screen icon MGR’s cinema fanned his political career
The actor carefully managed his roles to ensure that he nearly always played a saviour of the masses.
MSS Pandian
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