Ravikumar (writer): The movement against such forms of nomenclature began in the late 19th and early…

“ The movement against such forms of nomenclature began in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In response to this movement, the Justice Party Government of the Madras Presidency issued a Government Order (G.O. No. 817, Law (General) Department) on 25 March 1922 directing that the use of derogatory terms such as ‘Paraiyan’ and ‘Panchaman’ in official records in the Tamil districts be discontinued and replaced with the caste-neutral term ‘Adi Dravidar’,

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“ This is unacceptable in a secular government. The Honorable Chief Minister should reconsider this,

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