Yesterday - TN CPI leader Nallukkannu - released a BOOK (history of Balagangadhara Thilakar) titled THILAK MAHARISHI.. !!
Look at the coincidences :
we are discussing of Gangadhara .. ! Maharishi ! and of course Dr. Kalaikkovan too.
His brother Maa. Raa. ARASU has received the First copy of the Book along with Mr. Devamani Raffel. Mr. Raffel's work re prominent Stone Sculputures related to Legends / History has been discussed in the formative days of our Group ... Both live in Chennai. Thanjai Tamil University former VC Sundaramurthy also participated.
This was serialised in VEERAKESARI (Lanka Tamil Journal) in about 1933 - 34 by "Swadesi " Va. vu. Chidambaranar.
Chidambaranar has identified BALAGANGADHARA THILAKAR as " MAHARISHI THILAKAR " -in effect Thilakar was social reformer and was in the forefront of Freedom movement !
Dispassionately recording True History is much needed today observed the TN CPI Leader Nallakkannu.