"The day the people start thinking is the day change begins." — Periyar Here, Vijay is not merely a film hero... he is an emotion. He is anger. He is hope. Transcending caste and religion, devoid of political lineage, without support from print or electronic media, and without alliances, he stood alone, relying solely on the youth, his own self-belief, and his image. Within two years of founding the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) party, he transformed Tamil Nadu politics. He dismantled Dravidian parties that had a 60-year history built on the foundations of Dravidian ideology. His victory sends a call to the Bahujan youth of Telangana: "We can do it too. We can win too!" We can learn the following lessons from their success: 1. Mass Base and Identity – The Foundation of Self-Respect: Vijay built his party with the common people. He converted fan clubs into a political cadre and established a foundation of self-respect ideology. He captivated the yo...
T. Chiranjeevulu Retired IAS Officer The Indian Constitution defined "Backward Classes" (BCs) not as "backward castes" but as "backward classes," thereby doing irreparable injustice to the backward castes. According to Article 16(4) , backward classes include Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Similarly, under Article 15(4) , socially and educationally backward classes are defined as BCs. While the Constitution mentions that reservations can be provided to socially and educationally backward classes, it failed to explicitly define who constitutes these "backward classes" or the criteria for identifying them. This ambiguity delayed social justice for BCs for decades, leading to increased judicial intervention that often resulted in severe injustice to BCs. In contrast, the same Constitution clearly defined SCs and STs. In reality, the fourth varna of the traditional Hindu social system—th...