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It is unfortunate that this whole Keezhadi excavation business should have become so v political
Discovery of settlements in Deep South as early as 600 BCE is big news
Alters the mainstream view of Indian historical timelines
Yet it has become a trigger for political bashing
Discovery of settlements in Deep South as early as 600 BCE is big news
Alters the mainstream view of Indian historical timelines
Yet it has become a trigger for political bashing
Given the politicization of the whole discourse around this, one does not even know whether to trust the conclusions
The commentary is too vitiated, that we cannot take anything seriously anymore
The commentary is too vitiated, that we cannot take anything seriously anymore
And from what I can see the trigger for politicizing this has largely emanated from the Dravidian wing
Which makes that much harder to rule out tampering and insincere inferences
Which makes that much harder to rule out tampering and insincere inferences
