The person saying so is totally ignorant or confused! WHY? Periyar was a brahmin himself and to express his dislikings on WHATEVER, he chose to take out a procession with LORD RAMCHAMDRA's image which was garlanded by shoes and engaged men were using broom sticks on the image. DOES GNANA RAJSEKHARAN REMEMBER IT? IF HE HAS NOT KNOWN IT, LET HIM FISD OUT. IS THIS THE WAY BY 'PERIYAR' TO EXPRESS ? THERE ARE MANY MORE FOUL ACTIONS, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN THREASHED OUT THEN AND THERE!