A statue of Dravidian ideologue Periyar was vandalised Friday in Kaliyapattai village near Uthiramerur town in Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu. Explained | A man, an ideology: The importance of EV Ramasamy PeriyarThere have been several incidents in the recent years where statues of Periyar have been vandalised in Tamil Nadu. Most recently, a life-size statue of Periyar was found beheaded in Aranthangi town near the Pudukottai district in April 2019. Months later, in September, Periyar’s statue was desecrated by unidentified men during his 139th birth anniversary. In Dharapuram in Tiruppur district, a pair of sandals and a brick was placed on top of the statue of the social reformer.

Source: Indian Express January 24, 2020 07:41 UTC