DALIT EZHILMALAI, GEN. SECRETARY, PMK, MADRAS
Guna (Sebastian Gunaseelan), a noted Dalit scholar who was arrested in Bangalore, handcuffed ‘brought to Madras, charged under TADA, lodged in the Madras Central Jail by the Jayalalita regime, has been discharged by a designated court in Terauchi, TN.
Guna is a brilliant scholar and writer. Many of his recent writings had raised so much of heartburn among the upper caste Tamils and with their active connivance the Jayalalita Govt. booked Guna under TADA. –
Role of PMK: PMK was the only political party that protested against the arrogant Bangalore Papatti Govt. and PMK leader, Dr. S. Ramadoss, joined the protest demonstration held in Madras demanding the unconditional release of the Dalit scholar. Then Guna was released on bail.
Now, once and for all he is discharged along with Prof. Nuances and Versing of trochi. (DV May 16, 1995 p.11:” Tamil scholar arrested under TADA”). –
Telugu hold in TN: Guna, a former Reserve Bank of India Employee at Bangalore, recently wrote a Tamil book exposing the darker side of Dravidian movement (DV April 1,1995 p.24) which he had earlier elaborated in a sensational article in DV Jan. 1, 1994 p.19: “Rich Telugu interests blocking birth of Tamil nation”. It is said this article and his latest Tamil book has angered a section of the Telugu-speaking Dravida Khazagham (DK) leadership which instigated his arrest.
Bangalore: Since Guna is a Dalit and also a critic of the Dravidian movement, there appears to be a conspiracy of silence on his arrest.
Not a single newspaper published the news of his arrest or release. Nor did the human rights alas bother about it though they continued to make a opt of noise against TADA. By this arrest, however, the Brahminical forces have made Guna more famous, and his stand on Dravidian movement now stands fully justified. Dr. Ramadoss and Elumalai should take up the case of Guna and also fight for his demand: Tamil nationality question.
