Periyar was not arrested by the British for any genres of freedom fighting. Yet he wrote to
1) Jinnah - wanting Tamil Nadu to become a part of Pakistan.
Further, he declared Aug 15 as black day and hosted black flags to mourn India's Swarajya.
Third grade periyar followers, rice bags et al denounce Savarkar for his Hindutva Magnum opus and its continuing opulence and thumping majority vote via Modi till date.
Via: Facebook.