Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 participated in the trailer release function of a biographical feature film, ‘Kakkan: A Sign of Honesty’ based on the life of Tamil Nadu Congress stalwart and former State Home Minister, P. Kakkan. The late leader was known for leading an austere and simple lifestyle, similar to former Congress Chief Minister, K. Kamaraj.
Senior T.N. Congress Committee leaders including president K.S. Alagiri, former president E.V.K.S Elangovan, vice president, A. Gopanna, MLA Hasan Moulana and other office-bearers, participated in the function. Sources in the party said their participation was an effort to honour the Congress’ Dalit leadership.
In a state that swears by social justice and anti-caste politics, the Dalit community continues to remain in the margins of the the political establishment and struggles to get plum posts in the Cabinet of the State government, despite forming 18-20% of the population.