CHENNAI: It's a five-letter word that everyone likes to brush under the carpet, and yet it manages to crop up when elections come round. Like it or not, the caste factor continues to play a make-or-break role in Tamil Nadu politics, never mind the efforts of those like EV Ramaswamy Naicker, respectfully known as Periyar, who led the anti-caste, self-respect movement in the state as the nation watched in admiration.
Tamil Nadu: Caste factor continues to play make-or-break role in politics - Economic Times
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As elections come round again in Tamil Nadu, what cannot go unnoticed are the A to Z of caste equations, or in other words how various groups from Annachis to Vanniyars and Chettiars to Thevars take to various candidates and parties. For those in the know, caste divisions and sub-divisions in Tamil Nadu are child's play, but for the uninitiated, it surely is rocket science.Source elastic straps here.
For samples, in the Virudhunagar constituency, the candidates would be concerned about how the Mukkulathuvars would vote, including just how the three sub-castes that make up the Mukkulathuvars, namely the Kallars, Maravars and the Thevars, would rate the candidates in the fray. Of course, Mukkulathuvars are not the only ones that political parties have to appease. The rainbow of castes run from the Annachis (or Nadars) to e Chettiars, Naickers, Konars, Yadavs, Vanniyars, Brahmins and many more.Click here for information on elastic strap products.
Tamil Nadu: Caste factor continues to play make-or-break role in politics - Economic Times
