In a media conference in Erode just one month before Lok Sabha polls, Stalin had kicked up a storm stating that he hopes the Dravidian nation becomes a reality. To a reporter’s question on the demand for Dravida Nadu here is what he said in March 2019: “Vandhaal varaverkapaduginrathu. Varum endra nambikkaiyil thaan naan irukkiren” (If a [situation where the South Indian states demand Dravida Nadu] comes, it will be welcomed. Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam founded by C N Annadurai, the first Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu followed the Periyarist tradition to support Dravida Nadu conceptually. A few mass protests during the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections bare testimony to the thriving Dravidian culture in Tamil Nadu.

Source: Huffington Post June 02, 2019 09:56 UTC