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The federation will beleaguer a BSNL office near the Coimbatore district on Wednesday demanding dissolving of the committee.
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A federation of Dravidian forums on Tuesday condemned setting up of a 16-member committee by the Centre to study the ancient Indian culture.
It demanded that the Centre dissolve the committee as it did not reflect the diversity of the country.
A total of 18 forums, including the Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam, Dravidar Kazhagam, Social Democratic Party of India and CPI (ML) have encouraged the Dravidian Cultural Federation for this cause.
The federation will beleaguer a BSNL office near the Coimbatore district on Wednesday demanding dissolving of the committee.
C Venmani, coordinator of the federation stated that the Center’s committee had no representation from Tamil Nadu.
‘’This at a time when there are new discoveries every day in the Keeladi excavations.
The constitution says India is a union state.
There are multiple cultures and languages.
But the committee formed to study Indian Culture doesn’t reflect this diversity’’ he stated.
Representatives also stated that the committee had no representation from the dalits, tribes and women.