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Published Feb 25, 2023 | 6:09 PM ⚊ Updated Feb 25, 2023 | 6:09 PM
Protests were held by CPI(M) members in various TN districts against Governor Ravi's comments. (Twitter)
Members of the CPI(M) staged an agitation in Chennai on Saturday, 25 February, condemning Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi for his recent remarks on German philosopher and economist Karl Marx.
CPI(M) State Secretary K Balakrishnan, who led a protest at Saidapet, warned that his party members would stage black flag protest wherever Ravi visited.
Protests were held in Kallakurichi, Nagapattinam and Virudhunagar districts against Tamil Nadu governor R N Ravi for his derogatory comments on Karl Marx and Marxism. pic.twitter.com/bnEP9lxqOy
— CPI (M) (@cpimspeak) February 24, 2023
“The Governor’s contention that Karl Marx’s approach affected India’s growth is wrong. We will send him a book on Karl Marx, Ilaiyorkku Marx Kathai. Let him read it and know about Marx,” Balakrishnan told reporters after the agitation, in which CPI(M) Politburo member G Ramakrishnan also participated.
Releasing the Tamil version of Deendayal Upadhyaya’s books — Dispersions of Thought and Integral Humanism — at a function held at the Raj Bhavan on 21 February, Ravi highlighted the four prominent Western ideologies — Theology, Darwinian’s theory, Karl Marx theory, and Rousseau’s social contract theory — that caused damage to our national growth.
Governor Ravi released the Tamil version of the books “Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya : Dispersions of Thought” & “Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya : Integral Humanism”, authored by Prof.B.Dharmalingam.@PMOIndia @HMOIndia @PIB_India @ANI @PTI_News pic.twitter.com/hwikqfKU3w
— RAJ BHAVAN, TAMIL NADU (@rajbhavan_tn) February 21, 2023
On Karl Marx’s perpetual conflicts between the haves and have-nots, the Governor said, “As per the theory, the have-nots have to prevail and this idea spread like a virus. This model created divisions between and within different segments. It triggered perpetual conflict in society.”
Earlier, CPI’s State Secretary R Mutharasan, who had also led an agitation, warned that the CPI would step up its protest and hold statewide agitations on 28 February if the Governor failed to rescind his statement.
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