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{{short description|Indian Tamil Politician}} | {{short description|Indian Tamil Politician}} | ||
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==Vanniyar reservation protest== | ==Vanniyar reservation protest== | ||
In 1987, Ramadoss | {{main|1987 Vanniyar reservation agitation}} | ||
In 1987, the Vanniyar Sangham under Ramadoss organized the [[1987 Vanniyar reservation agitation]] demanding MBC status for Vanniyars. At the peak of the protests, the state was paralysed for a week when lakhs of trees were felled, highways blocked and damaged and more than 1400 houses of the [[Dalit]] community burned down.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Collins|first=Michael A|date=2017-01-01|title=Recalling Democracy: Electoral Politics, Minority Representation, and Dalit Assertion in Modern India|url=https://repository.upenn.edu/dissertations/AAI10266289|journal=Dissertations available from ProQuest|pages=137, 138}}</ref> The police under the [[M. G. Ramachandran|M G Ramchandran]] (MGR) led AIADMK government shot down 21 protestors.<ref name="HT40yrold">{{Cite web|date=2021-04-05|title=40-yr-old reservation demand conceded in TN: Is it working for PMK?|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/tamil-nadu-assembly-election/40yrold-reservation-demand-conceded-in-tn-is-it-working-for-pmk-101617616756127.html|access-date=2021-07-26|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> Later in 1989, the DMK government under [[M. Karunanidhi]] granted them 20 percent reservation under the Most backward class.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kolappan|first=B.|date=2012-05-07|title=Vanniyar Sangam revives demand for exclusive quota|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/vanniyar-sangam-revives-demand-for-exclusive-quota/article3391128.ece|access-date=2021-08-02|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The Pattali Makkal Katchi, founded by S. Ramadoss on 16 July 1989,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Will PMK’s investment in caste-politics yield results?|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/feb/26/will-pmks-investment-in-caste-politics-yield-results-1943843.html|access-date=2021-08-17|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> emerged out of these protests.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Manikandan|first=C.|last2=Wyatt|first2=Andrew|date=2019-01-02|title=Political parties and federally structured incentives in Indian politics: the case of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK)|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/09584935.2019.1572070|journal=Contemporary South Asia|volume=27|issue=1|pages=3|doi=10.1080/09584935.2019.1572070|issn=0958-4935}}</ref> | |||
== Controversy == | == Controversy == | ||
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===Anti-Dalit campaign=== | ===Anti-Dalit campaign=== | ||
Ramadoss is notorious for his anti-Dalit rhetoric and violence. On December 2012, Ramadoss initiated a controversial campaign to prevent Dalit men from marrying non-Dalit women, especially those women who belong to the Vanniyar community.<ref>{{Cite web|title=On the heels of another murder, PMK rakes up 'fake love' again|url=https://thefederal.com/states/south/tamil-nadu/on-the-heels-of-another-murder-pmk-brings-up-fake-love-again/amp/|access-date=2021-03-04|website=thefederal.com}}</ref> In Tamil Nadu, many political parties wanted legal action against him. In an event in 2010, he said, "Dalit men sporting jeans, t-shirts and fancy glasses lure our women into marriages that don't work." [[M. Karunanidhi]] asked the government of the state to "act against those stirring up a caste passion". The campaign provoked the [[2012 Dharmapuri violence]], where hundreds of Dalit houses were charred by arsonists.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PMK chief's anti-Dalit campaign sparks outrage|url=https://www.ndtv.com/south/pmk-chiefs-anti-dalit-campaign-sparks-outrage-506443|access-date=2020-09-17|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kolappan|first=B.|date=2012-12-02|title=Ramadoss consolidates intermediate caste groups against Dalits|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Ramadoss-consolidates-intermediate-caste-groups-against-Dalits/article12432099.ece|access-date=2020-09-17|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ravishankar|first=Sandhya|title=Who's who in Tamil Nadu elections: S Ramadoss|url=http://scroll.in/article/804855/whos-who-in-tamil-nadu-elections-s-ramadoss|access-date=2020-09-17|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> Ramadoss strongly campaigned for raising women's legal age of marriage to 21 as he believes upper caste women in their late teenage are easy targets for Dalit men.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 26, 2016|title='Marriage age for women should be made 21'|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/marriage-age-for-women-should-be-made-21/articleshow/53865730.cms|access-date=2021-03-04|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Ramadoss convened a meeting with leaders representing intermediate castes to crusade against [[Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989|SC/ST Act]], a law that criminalizes caste discrimination, alleging that Dalits misuse the law and register false cases to settle personal scores.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kolappan|first=B.|date=2012-12-02|title=Ramadoss consolidates intermediate caste groups against Dalits|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Ramadoss-consolidates-intermediate-caste-groups-against-Dalits/article12432099.ece|access-date=2021-03-04|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In 2013, he was arrested for inciting caste riots. Jayalalitha blamed PMK and Vanniyar Sangam for the [[2013 Marakkanam violence]]. Following his arrest, PMK organised a statewide violent protest that resulted in the injury of several people and losses to public property.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/south/story/pmk-ramadoss-out-of-jail-on-bail-slams-jayalalithaa-government-for-arrest-india-today-162657-2013-05-11|title=PMK leader S Ramadoss comes out of jail on bail, slams J Jayalalithaa government for his arrest}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/cm-holds-pmk-vanniyar-sangam-responsible-for-marakkanam-riots/article4666549.ece/amp/|title=CM holds PMK, Vanniyar Sangam responsible for Marakkanam riots|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 April 2013}}</ref> VCK accused PMK of murdering two Dalit youths in [[Arakkonam|Arrakonam]] in April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/apr/08/two-youngsters-stabbed-to-death-in-clash-at-arakkonam-in-tn-vck-blames-pmk-for-murders-2287477.amp|title = Two youngsters stabbed to death in clash at Arakkonam in TN, VCK blames PMK for murders - the New Indian Express}}</ref> | Ramadoss is notorious for his anti-Dalit rhetoric and violence. On December 2012, Ramadoss initiated a controversial campaign to prevent Dalit men from marrying non-Dalit women, especially those women who belong to the Vanniyar community.<ref>{{Cite web|title=On the heels of another murder, PMK rakes up 'fake love' again|url=https://thefederal.com/states/south/tamil-nadu/on-the-heels-of-another-murder-pmk-brings-up-fake-love-again/amp/|access-date=2021-03-04|website=thefederal.com}}</ref> In Tamil Nadu, many political parties wanted legal action against him. In an event in 2010, he said, "Dalit men sporting jeans, t-shirts and fancy glasses lure our women into marriages that don't work." [[M. Karunanidhi]] asked the government of the state to "act against those stirring up a caste passion". The campaign provoked the [[2012 Dharmapuri violence]], where hundreds of Dalit houses were charred by arsonists.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PMK chief's anti-Dalit campaign sparks outrage|url=https://www.ndtv.com/south/pmk-chiefs-anti-dalit-campaign-sparks-outrage-506443|access-date=2020-09-17|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kolappan|first=B.|date=2012-12-02|title=Ramadoss consolidates intermediate caste groups against Dalits|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Ramadoss-consolidates-intermediate-caste-groups-against-Dalits/article12432099.ece|access-date=2020-09-17|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ravishankar|first=Sandhya|title=Who's who in Tamil Nadu elections: S Ramadoss|url=http://scroll.in/article/804855/whos-who-in-tamil-nadu-elections-s-ramadoss|access-date=2020-09-17|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> Ramadoss strongly campaigned for raising women's legal age of marriage to 21 as he believes upper caste women in their late teenage are easy targets for Dalit men.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 26, 2016|title='Marriage age for women should be made 21'|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/marriage-age-for-women-should-be-made-21/articleshow/53865730.cms|access-date=2021-03-04|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Ramadoss convened a meeting with leaders representing intermediate castes to crusade against [[Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989|SC/ST Act]], a law that criminalizes caste discrimination, alleging that Dalits misuse the law and register false cases to settle personal scores.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kolappan|first=B.|date=2012-12-02|title=Ramadoss consolidates intermediate caste groups against Dalits|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Ramadoss-consolidates-intermediate-caste-groups-against-Dalits/article12432099.ece|access-date=2021-03-04|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In 2013, he was arrested for inciting caste riots. Jayalalitha blamed PMK and Vanniyar Sangam for the [[2013 Marakkanam violence]]. Following his arrest, PMK organised a statewide violent protest that resulted in the injury of several people and losses to public property.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/south/story/pmk-ramadoss-out-of-jail-on-bail-slams-jayalalithaa-government-for-arrest-india-today-162657-2013-05-11|title=PMK leader S Ramadoss comes out of jail on bail, slams J Jayalalithaa government for his arrest}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/cm-holds-pmk-vanniyar-sangam-responsible-for-marakkanam-riots/article4666549.ece/amp/|title=CM holds PMK, Vanniyar Sangam responsible for Marakkanam riots|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 April 2013}}</ref> [[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]] (VCK) accused PMK of murdering two Dalit youths in [[Arakkonam|Arrakonam]] in April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/apr/08/two-youngsters-stabbed-to-death-in-clash-at-arakkonam-in-tn-vck-blames-pmk-for-murders-2287477.amp|title = Two youngsters stabbed to death in clash at Arakkonam in TN, VCK blames PMK for murders - the New Indian Express}}</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||