In order to understand what's going on in kalakshetra now, we have to travel few decades back, how commies and the church took over this institution.
The commies now want to turn it into another JNU here in South.
The Leela Samson Scandal - Christian Bharatha Natyam
Rukmini Arundale of “Kalakshetra” she founded to specifically stress the Hindu spiritual roots of the Natya, but was captured by evangelical Leela Sampson
According to contemporary gurus who knew her, Rukmini had reservations about admitting Leela Samson.
In 2005 Leela Sampson took over and 2006 she provoked media storm by justifying the elimination of Hindu spirituality from the nataya.
கோவை கோட்டை ஈஸ்வரன் கோயில் முன் நடந்த கார் குண்டு வெடிப்பு சம்பவத்திற்கு பிறகு முதன்முதலாக கோட்டை மேடு சங்கமேஸ்வரர் கோயிலுக்கு கோட்டைமேடு ஜமாத் நிர்வாகிகள் வருகை தந்து கோயிலுக்கு முன்பாக கோயில் சிவாச்சாரியார்களையும் சந்தித்து கலந்துரையாடி உள்ளார்கள்.
பின்னர் நிருபர்களிடம் பேசிய ஜமாத் பிரதிநிதிகள் தாங்கள் 200 வருடங்களாக அண்ணன் தம்பி போல் இங்கே வசித்து வருவதாகவும் மத நல்லிணக்கம் பேணி வருவதாகவும் தங்களுக்கு வன்முறை ஏற்புடையதல்ல நாங்கள் பயங்கரவாதத்தை எதிர்க்கிறோம் நட்பு பாராட்டுகிறோம் என்று கருத்து தெரிவித்திருக்கின்றார்கள்.
ஈஸ்வரன் கோயில் தேர் ஓடுவதற்கு நாங்கள் ஒத்துழைப்பு கொடுத்தோம் என்று சொல்லுகிறார்கள்! இது மிக தவறான தகவலாகும். கோயில் தேர் ஓட்ட வேண்டும் என்று இந்து அமைப்புகள் போராட்டம் நடத்திய பிறகு தான் தேர் ஓட்டும் நடவடிக்கைகளுக்கு அரசும் மற்றவர்களும் ஒத்துழைப்பு கொடுத்தார்கள்.
History of Atrocities of Jamath against Kottai Eswaran Temple
This eye wash is for pure political purpose.
As the area is a Muslim majority, the Namath which had always been under the control of fundamentalists, objected to Thai Posam Chariot run of the Temple.
IMK Arjun Sampath had to negotiate and we deliberately did they Chariot run in spite of Jamath resistance, till date this is been resisted by the Jamath.
2. The Jamath had been objecting to renovate or do any maintenance of the temple main gopuram for the past 20 yrs, till date the gopuram stands in shackles and HRCE in spite of having funds, are afraid to hurt Jamath sentiments so they haven't not done anything.
The Christian Dravidian identity was not simply an ethnic pride , but also gave raise to a separatist political movements.
Anna Durai ‘s vocal separatism was drawing together “ the anti Brahman, Christian Dravidian heritage , and the Tamil cultural theme as a belligerent challenge to the government of India.
"Adinthal Dravida Nadu, Ellavital Sudukadu" Was becoming a popular secessionist slogan.
In 1949 an American Crawford Young helped and funded Anna Durai to start DMK, with separatist idea which is still prevails..
George Uglow Pope, was another legendary missionary Indologist who played a lead role in claiming Tamil classical to be Un-Indian and Un-Hindu and linked it with Christianity to further propogate the divide and rule of British.
Thirukural (kural) is the most cherished works of Tamil Literature.
Pope knew once decoupling of kural from Hinduism is achieved his missionary case can be pushed even further.
Pope constructed a scenario of how Thiruvalluvar composed his work by borrowing the “ Sermon on the Mount” from Christian preachers and he un hesitantly declared kural as Christian teachings.. but there was a problem he couldn’t over come then.
All those who criticized Maniratnam and raised questions after seeing few posters of the movie, few seconds of the teaser and few minutes of the trailer have been made to eat crow.
As expected Maniratnam has stuck to the novel and not deviated or diluted the story in the screen time possible of 2.45 hrs.
The movie is filled with Hindu symbolism with the war cry of Vetri Vel Veera Vel, chants of Veda mantras in few appropriate places,
poorna kumbha mariyadhai, the foreheads smeared with vibhuti and tilak and kumkum amongst others. Azhwarkuadiyan doesn't just say "Ayyo", but he says "Ayyo Narayana ". The trailer had a cut with just Ayyo which became an unnecessary controversy.