Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

"Aryans made the Dravidians to celebrate the Deepavali festival, Rama’s birthday, Krishna’s birthday. Similarly the Northerners made the Dravidians celebrate August 15th as the Independence Day. That i…"

"If we have a girl at home who has attained puberty, some one should come and ask for alliance. Otherwise the girl will have to remain a virgin only. But in a Brahmin’s house if there is a girl who has…"

"While Jaffrelot resorts to convoluted ways to invent racism in the Hindu polity, he develops a blind eye to the racism prevalent in the forging of Dravidian identity. He eulogizes E.V. Ramasami as an …"

"There is no use of simply acquiring titles or amassing wealth if one has no self-respect and scientific knowledge."

"I have not talked of anything to despise the Brahmins, just because they are born as Brahmins."

"Money lending is a horrible profession. If we are to call it otherwise it is lawful plundering."

"Man treats woman as his own property and not as being capable of feelings, like himself. The way man treats women is much worse than the way landlords treat servants and the high-caste treat the low-c…"

"Those who still believe the Brahmins should take a serious not of the changing times and start leading an awakened life."