How a statesman’s obduracy changed Tamil Nadu’s politics forever

Rajaji doggedly believed ‘kula kalvi thittam’ would fix what he perceived as the key problems in schooling. He returned to politics in 1952 to prevent the Communists from taking power in Madras Presidency, but ended up helping DMK come to power 15 years later, first through the scheme and then with direct support in 1967 election

from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ileHaZM