India: Statues in Chennai · Global Voices
Neha Viswanathan

Metroblogging Chennai on the politics of statues in public areas in the city. “The noise associated with the removal is directly proportional to their caste association, that is how much influence they had over their caste, it doesn't matter if they had a huge pan-caste image like Nehru or Gandhi. Or else the person should be an icon of tamil identity.”