History and its truth won’t wait for your cheap politics, says Minister Thangam Thennarasu

CHENNAI: Hours after Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat denied any delay in approving the findings of Keezhadi, Tamil Nadu Minister for Finance and Archaeology Thangam Tharasu said on Tuesday that history and its truths will not wait for the cheap politics of the BJP at the Centre.

"Even though global scientific studies concurred that they (Tamils) are 5,350 years old, technologically advanced, and have an ancient civilisation, why is the federal government in the same country so reluctant to admit it? Is it because of the unquenchable thirst to keep Tamils as second-class citizens forever?" quipped the minister.

Taking to microblogging site X to vent his ire at the Union government that has been delaying the publishing of the Keezhadi archaeological excavation report, Thennarasu said, "First they (BJP) said there was nothing in Keezhadi. Then they transferred the research officer. After that, they refused to allocate funds. Finally, they put the submitted report on hold for two years. Now they come and say that the evidence is insufficient. It is common for them to reject the history of the Tamils every time. Only the reasons they cite are different."

"Don't forget. History and the truth it tells will not wait for your cheap politics. They are for the people. They will go to the people," added Thangam Thennarasu.