Right at the outset let me disown the situations of either beuing a total folower of EVR or a total antoganist of the same man. He was a historic necessity for the times before 1947 and he had his own purpose to get into that situation. But subs3equently he guaged the gullibility of his followers and paved the way for a very comfortaqble way of life by collecting funds on the name of the self respect movement and living comfortably off the collections. He had very pronounced views on Brahmins which ios being quoted and requoted oft. But he also had the same definite views on Tamil and Tamilians. He has said many a time that Tam,ils are Kaattumirandikal(Barbarians) and Tamil is a kaattumirandi mozhi (Barbaric language). But his most ardent followers are the ones who take credit for having Tamil listed as the Chemmozhi (What ever it means?) This aspect of EVR never gets questioned or quoted by these self appointed saviours of Tamil.
His rationalism also has been heavily toned down byn his followers to the extent now a new definition in vogue. He that goes to temple and lights camphor is a superstious feller and he that goes to tramshed Egmore and lights camphor there in the memorial to EVR is a rationalist. A man who claims to be the greatest votary of EVR gowes about weariong a particular coloured angavastram because some josiar had told himthat it will help him to become successful.
