Views On Tamil Nadu Politics
He is well known for his critical views against the Government of Tamil Nadu and against the "Aryan versus Dravidian" brand of divisive politics of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy.
He was a staunch opponent of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. In late 1995, his branding of the late LTTE supremo Prabhakaran, as an "international pariah" created a furore and a case was registered against him. Later, in order to mollify the Dalits, Swamy went to the extent of assuring them to get the Oxford English Dictionary to remove the term 'pariah'.
He obtained Supreme Court Stay against the implementation of Sethu Samuthiram Shipping Channel project (SSSCP). He believes that it would hurt the sentiments of people who believe that this shallow land connecting between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka was built by Hindu God Rama. He strongly opposes the implementation of SSSCP citing that implementing this scheme may affect the sentiments of Hinduism. He wrote letters to Prime Minister of India in June 2009 asking him to stop the project. He has also strongly urged the Supreme Court of India to declare this Rama-Sethu as a National heritage & historical monument.
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