The worst criticism by my media friends about what I said was “Tarun Vijay says, south is Black, we live with them, hence (we are) not racist”. Those who sell and promote such products must be booked for creating divisions in society on the basis of skin-colour. The challenge is to change this mindset rather than deny its existence. The case of violence against Nigerian students hit the headlines after the unfortunate death of Manish Khara, reportedly from a drug overdose. Their incessant calls, tweets and Facebook support have assured me that whatever trash comes out in the media, Tamil annai never deserts her children.

Source: Hindustan Times April 09, 2017 01:41 UTC