TN funds film on Periyar, sending protester to court

A public interest litigation was filed in Chennai High Court, opposing the grant of Rs9.5mn from public funds to make a film on the life of the Dravidian ideologue E V Ramasamy Naicker, also known as Periyar.

K R Ramaswamy, popularly known as ‘Traffic Ramaswamy’ for his activism on traffic-related issues, filed a suit in the Chennai High Court challenging the government’s decision to grant such a huge amount to one individual.(more...)