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“The divisive strategy employed directly or in the sly by the British rulers who were strengthening their hold in India, was the reason for the creation of the aryan dravidan dissection that acquired a great socio-political dimension”
- K. Kailasapathy, SriLankan Tamil scholar.

“The nation’s wealth index has improved to a great extent because of the import of cotton from Egypt and Cambodia. Indications exist for further improvement.”
- P.T.Thyagaraya Chetti’s address at the Justice Party Conference, Bejawada, 1917, when of Indian farmers languished.

Alexander Cardew and his colleagues encouraged non-Brahmins to start the Justice Party as a counter movement to the Home Rule League.
- Page – 294 /The Emergence of Provincial Politics :The Madras Presidency / D.A.Washbrook,

“After seeing the fitness and qualification of our so-called Tamil Pundits, I thought that it is wrong to ask the people to study Tamil.”
- 27-07-1930 /E.V.R in Kudi Arasu

We need to get rid of Brahmins to eradicate God.
– 19-10-1958 /Viduthalai.

We should not allow even those Brahmins who are exceedingly rationalistic and atheistic. We should not admit them.
– 20-10-1967 /Viduthalai.

The DMK government still fears the influential Brahmins and that is why they make even the redundant chariots to run.
– 23-05-1971 /Viduthalai.

“There is no reference to Tamil as a Dravidian in any Tamil literature. If a Tamil can choose to call himself as Dravidian, he can equally refer to himself as an Aryan as well.”
- Page-43 /Namakkal Kavignar Ramalingam Pillai/ Thamizh Mozhiyum Thamizharasum

“There are no references about Aryan race in the Vedas. There is no basis however for “ this dasyks were the natives; they were subjugated by the alien Aryans” either.“
- B.R.Ambedkar/ Dr.Ambedkar : A True Aryan

“All complications came about because of running a movement trying to justify a non-existent Dravidian race.”
- Page-33 /K.Senthilnathan /Thamizh Thi.Mu.Ka Communist /Sigaram Publication

Not all the South Indians are of one race or dynasty; Tamils are also the same. The concept of Aryan domiciliation has come for close scrutiny.
- Page - 53 /K.Sachidanandan, Malayalam Poet /Kalachuvadu Interviews.

It was the British administrators and governors like Grant-Duff and N W MYeats who categorized Madras society on the basis of Brahmin, non-Brahmin and the depressed castes (untouchables).
- Page - 3 /Rise and Fall of the Dravidian Justice Party (1916—1946) /J.B.P More.

“The Dravidian movement was the creation of the British Raj. It was supported and supplemented by the alien rulers.”
- Page - 20 /P.Ramamurthy /Ariya Mayaiya? Dravida Mayaiya? Viduthalaip poril Dravida Iyakkam.