The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu is in trouble. Dr Subramanian Swamy, president, Virat Hindustan Sangham and former Union Minister for Law and Justice, filed a petition with the Election Commission of India seeking the cancellation of registration of the DMK for the calls made by the party leaders for genocide of Brahmins.

Dr Swamy, who was a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha till April 2022, wrote to the ECI that the statement made by R Rajiv Gandhi, the DMK spokesperson through social media that Brahmins should be subjected to genocide was a violation of the Representation of People’s Act (RPA).

The DMK spokesperson’s social media message is one of the many recent instances of the Dravidians demanding for the ethnic cleansing of Tamil Nadu of Brahmins in the State. “I write this letter to request you to apprise the chairman and members of the ECI that a secretary of the DMK, which is a registered and recognized party by the Election Commission has violated the principles laid down by the Commission based on the Representation of People’s Act.

The said Secretary has declared that Brahmins should be subjected to genocide as was recommended earlier by the founder of the Dravidian movement led by E V Ramasami Naicker,” said Dr Swamy in his letter. The former union minister further stated that the threat directly impinged on the fundamental rights of the Brahmin community and could affect also the community’s voting rights out of fear so that they would not go to vote in elections making it easier for the DMK to get elected in several constituencies.

“On this matter once the EC takes notice and holds prima facie that this threat of genocide of Brahmins is a violation of the RPAand other consequent circulars issued from time to time by the Election Commission, I would be happy to adduce legal evidence and arguments, submit necessary documents to prove the case for cancelling the registration of the DMK and withdrawing the election symbol, the Rising Sun, allotted to the DMK,” Dr Swamy said in his letter.

The call for the genocide of Brahmains was issued by Ramasami Naicker while addressing a public meeting at Karaikudi in the State in 1973.