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'''Swaminathan Gurumurthy ''' is an [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]] | '''Swaminathan Gurumurthy ''', also known as '''Thuglaq Gurumurthy''', is an [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]] Ideologue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/business/how-rss-ideologue-gurumurthy-shook-up-rbi-and-became-one-of-indias-most-influential-economic-voices-1955611.html|title=How RSS Ideologue Gurumurthy Shook up RBI and Became One of the Most Influential Economic Voices|website=News18|access-date=2019-12-21}}</ref> He is also a [[journalist]] editing the Tamil political weekly [[Thuglak]] and a [[Chartered Accountant]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/news/interview/india-is-secular-because-it-is-hindu/20170616.htm|title=India is secular because it is Hindu}}</ref> | ||
He is the co-convenor of the [[Swadeshi Jagaran Manch]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bhatt-vs-gujarat-govt-hacked-email-vs-email/827972/0|title=Bhatt vs Gujarat govt: Hacked email vs email|accessdate=2011-08-08}}</ref> He is considered to be a [[Hindu nationalism|Hindu nationalist]] ideologue; he has mentioned that he is not into electoral politics based on inputs from Swami Chandrasekharendra Saraswati.{{fact|date=July 2020}} | He is the co-convenor of the [[Swadeshi Jagaran Manch]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bhatt-vs-gujarat-govt-hacked-email-vs-email/827972/0|title=Bhatt vs Gujarat govt: Hacked email vs email|accessdate=2011-08-08}}</ref> He is considered to be a [[Hindu nationalism|Hindu nationalist]] ideologue; he has mentioned that he is not into electoral politics based on inputs from Swami Chandrasekharendra Saraswati.{{fact|date=July 2020}} | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
He was born to a [[Tamil Brahmin | He was born to a [[Tamil Brahmin]] family<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/tamil-brahmins-vs-bengalis-146839-2011-11-25|title=A paradigm shift|date=25 November 2011|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-11-03}}</ref> at [[South Arcot District (Madras Presidency)]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/economy/gurumurthy-demonetisation-modi-swamy|title=The Importance and Unimportance of S. Gurumurthy|website=The Wire|access-date=2019-11-03}}</ref> | ||
== Activism == | == Activism == | ||
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Gurumurthy fuelled a controversy in November 2019 when he claimed in a speech that he was the one who ignited revolt in the AIADMK party, which prompted Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam to carry out 'dharmayudham' (a war for justice) after Jayalalitha's death in 2017.<ref name="Indiatoday12">{{Cite web|last=Nath|first=Akshaya|last2=Vasudevan|first2=Lokpria|date=25 November 2019|title=RSS ideologue Gurumurthy claims he was the reason that sparked revolt in AIADMK, clarifies later|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rss-ideologue-gurumurthy-claims-reason-sparked-revolt-aiadmk-clarifies-later-1622386-2019-11-25|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-13|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> Gurumurthy's also revealed that he told O. Pannerselvam that he was not "man enough" to take on the [[V. K. Sasikala|V.K Sasikala]]'s faction after [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]]’s death.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rao|first=Manasa|date=25 November 2019|title=‘Referred to all of AIADMK’: Gurumurthy backtracks on OPS comment|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/referred-all-aiadmk-gurumurthy-backtracks-ops-comment-112892|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-13|website=www.thenewsminute.com}}</ref> He continued to criticize the ruling government of AIADMK, calling it "a gang of robbers. This received him criticism from the AIADMK. Later he clarified that he only said that why the AIADMK workers were so spineless for [[Prostration|prostrating]] at Sasikala's feet. This created yet another round of criticisms.<ref name="Indiatoday12" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=After his controversial 'man enough' comment on OPS, RSS ideologue backtracks|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/11/25/after-his-controversial-man-enough-comment-on-ops-rss-ideologue-backtracks.html|access-date=2020-07-13|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref> | Gurumurthy fuelled a controversy in November 2019 when he claimed in a speech that he was the one who ignited revolt in the AIADMK party, which prompted Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam to carry out 'dharmayudham' (a war for justice) after Jayalalitha's death in 2017.<ref name="Indiatoday12">{{Cite web|last=Nath|first=Akshaya|last2=Vasudevan|first2=Lokpria|date=25 November 2019|title=RSS ideologue Gurumurthy claims he was the reason that sparked revolt in AIADMK, clarifies later|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rss-ideologue-gurumurthy-claims-reason-sparked-revolt-aiadmk-clarifies-later-1622386-2019-11-25|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-13|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> Gurumurthy's also revealed that he told O. Pannerselvam that he was not "man enough" to take on the [[V. K. Sasikala|V.K Sasikala]]'s faction after [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]]’s death.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rao|first=Manasa|date=25 November 2019|title=‘Referred to all of AIADMK’: Gurumurthy backtracks on OPS comment|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/referred-all-aiadmk-gurumurthy-backtracks-ops-comment-112892|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-13|website=www.thenewsminute.com}}</ref> He continued to criticize the ruling government of AIADMK, calling it "a gang of robbers. This received him criticism from the AIADMK. Later he clarified that he only said that why the AIADMK workers were so spineless for [[Prostration|prostrating]] at Sasikala's feet. This created yet another round of criticisms.<ref name="Indiatoday12" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=After his controversial 'man enough' comment on OPS, RSS ideologue backtracks|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/11/25/after-his-controversial-man-enough-comment-on-ops-rss-ideologue-backtracks.html|access-date=2020-07-13|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref> | ||
=== Rajinikanth's politics=== | |||
Gurumurthy was also known as [[Rajinikanth]]'s 'advisor', has been known to be as someone who pushed for Rajinikanth to join politics. A political analyst said, "It was Gurumurthy who wanted Rajinikanth in politics more than Rajinikanth himself. The long term plan was to make way for a non [[Dravidian party]] option and create a vote bank for BJP." After Rajinikanth announced that he would not be joining politics due to health complications, Gurumurthy said that Rajinikanth would still make a 'political impact' in the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-29|title=Rajinikanth says not entering politics, his 'advisor' Gurumurthy says 1996 will repeat|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rajinikanth-says-not-entering-politics-his-advisor-gurumurthy-says-1996-will-repeat-140489|access-date=2021-09-09|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> | |||
== Controversy == | == Controversy == | ||