...so launched a struggle. A symbolic protest was organized in Chennai on 5 May 1957 before one such Brahmin Hotel. Agitations continued daily and til... ...special act was passed to convict them. Periyar was sentenced on 14 December 1957 to undergo six months imprisonment in a false case where it was ... ...if we ask them to leave our land, it is just like drinking poison for our own deaths because 999 out of 1000 Indians are not interested in abolishin... ... you and not for self-esteem. [Statement filed in the Madras High Court, 23-4-1957] Caste discrimination in burial grounds Right from the incepti... ...because it is worrisome to see the names that disgrace us. [Viduthalai, 5-5-1957] 290 Revolution Statues of the British remaining in this c... ...housands get annihilated? Or has that society disappeared? [Viduthalai, 11-05-1957] Caste identity In those days people would see the other’s ear...