AS IDEAL TO MGR
Periyar-Anna,
the two ideologues of Dravidian Movement laid down firm ideological foundations
for equality of all human beings and carrying forward a progressive rationalist
global vision. Arignar Anna spelt out those noble ideals in the Annamalai University
“A world without beggar's outstretched palm,
the miser's heartless stony stare, the piteous wail of want, the pallid face of
crime, the livid lips of lies, the cruel eyes of scorn, a race without disease
of flesh or brain, a land where life lengthens, fear dies, joy deepens, love
intensifies and man regains his dignity” is what Arignar Anna dreamt of and
Annaism stands for.
This noble goal
set for Dravidian Movement to make its appeal universal was first incorporated
in the Manifesto of Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in its formative period. In
fact at the very inception of that party two names emanated, one from Chennai
and other one from Pondicherry Pondicherry Ghana
Anna DMK formed
a committee under Nanjil K.Manoharan to formulate policies and programme for
the party. In the report submitted to that committee Pondicherry
Mr.N.Nandhivarman
entered politics in 1959 and became the Secretary of Dravidian Students
Progressive Federation of Pondicherry [DMMK] in 1962. In 1967 he became the
Organizer Pondicherry District DMK Students wing [DMMK] and in 1970 State
Convener of Dravidian Students Progressive Federation [DMMK]. With this
introductory remark New Times Observer, the only English weekly published since
1966 continuously from Pondicherry
Annaism stands
for universal affinity, equality, fraternity, liberty, honesty, purity,
sincerity, morality and for socialism and democracy in their truest sense and
meaning.
Within 2 months of Anna DMK's inception N.Nandhivarman was suspended from Pondicherry State Anna DMK leadership. The public reason in the first expulsion said it is for personal reasons.
At that time S.D.Somasundaram went to attend the meeting of the Rules and Regulations framing headed by Nanjil Manoharan. Before he went there I met SDS in his Nandanam residence . He asked me since you are suspended by MGR what you are going to do ? I said I will start a weekly titled as ANNAISM and spread Anna's ideology. SDS in the committee told Annaism is our goal. MGR accepted it. MGR did not know in detail our definition of Annaism. So when media asked MGR ' What is Annaism ?" MGR told it is a mixture of socialism , capitalism and communism "
During emergency in the official organ of DMK, Nam Nadu edited by Kalaignar M.Karunanidhi , N.Nandhivarman wrote in Tamil many articles explaining the rationale behind Annaism, about which MGR was ignorant.
Later he joined DMK and remained in DMK till 1994. In 1996 when Dravida Peravai was floated "Annaism" emerged as the party's goal.
The first
struggle was for safeguarding the ground water. By joining hands with certain
individuals of Ashram, in the Supreme Court battle to relocate a water
intensive distillery in the beach we won and shifted the 100 year old
Government Distillery from Beach. Then joining hands with Narambai Fishermen's
Panchayat the long drawn struggle to prevent a Multi National Corporation
uprooting entire village to set up its shop followed. The list of struggles and
their successes will be in a separate web site. Some web sites for immediate
reference are given below.
The River
Interlink Case:
Water Famine Ahead: http://www.boloji.com/analysis/043.htm
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