Tamil Nadu Minister for Higher Education K. Ponmudy on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, said that the DMK was not against Dikshithars or the Brahmins, but was only opposed to the suppression of people in the name of caste.
Speaking at a public meeting in Chidambaram on Tuesday night to mark the completion of two years of DMK rule in Tamil Nadu, he said that the party had nothing personal against Dikshithars or Brahmins. There are many Brahmins in the DMK, he said.
Reacting to Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi’s statement that minor girls were subjected to virginity tests (two-finger tests), Mr. Ponmudy wanted to know whether the Governor accepted the fact that child marriages were prevalent amongst the Dikshithar community in Chidambaram.
