Dravidian ideology created narrative of difference between Aryan, Dravidian: TN Guv
Chennai, Mar 3 (PTI): Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi on Monday claimed the Dravidian ideology has created a narrative of differences between Aryan and Dravidian in the last 60 - 70 years, and said the word Aryan as a race was not used in the Indian literature.
None of the Indian literature, either Sangam or Vedic literature has used the word Aryan as a race, he asserted.
"In fact, even the Tamil literature has not used the word Aryan as a race. In the last 60 - 70 years, the Dravidian ideology has created a narrative of differences between Aryan and Dravidian," the Governor said at the inaugural of the two-day conference on Indus Civilisation: Its culture and people - Archaeological insights, at the DG Vaishnav College here.
Ravi elaborated how the wisdom bequeathed by this civilisation through the Vedas shaped the idea and identity of Bharat and her culture through thousands of years and how its values of oneness of creation and universal brotherhood continue to define and inspire us in our personal, national, and global outlooks.
He urged the people to rescue this civilisation from long intellectual and political violence done to it through distortions and misinterpretations by vested interests including the European colonialists as well as 'those wedded to Marxist and Dravidian ideologies who falsely propagated theories of Aryan invasion and Aryan race.'
"Modern science including satellite imageries and nuclear physics have established the historical truth of the Saraswati-Sindhu civilisation being the Vedic civilisation that embraced the whole Bharat," he said.
At a time of our comprehensive national resurgence, the people should be proactive in disseminating the historically correct narrative of the Saraswati- Sindhu civilisation, the Governor urged.
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41 lakh illicit liquor seized, 1.84 lakh arrested in major drive: K'taka Minister tells Assembly
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): The Karnataka Excise Department has conducted a statewide crackdown on illegal liquor trade over the last two years, resulting in arrests and seizures of alcohol, Karnataka Excise Minister R B Timmapur said on Tuesday.
As many as 1,09,017 people were arrested, and seizures included 13.66 lakh litres of liquor and 27.19 lakh litres of beer, he said in a written reply to a starred question by Harihar BJP MLA B P Harish in the Karnataka Assembly.
The Minister said the enforcement drive covered the financial year 2023–24, 2024–25 up to June, and 2025–26 from July to October, targeting unauthorised liquor manufacture, storage, sale and transportation across the State.
"During this period, statewide enforcement drives resulted in a total of 1,84,570 raids against illegal liquor sales,” Timmapur said.
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He noted that 9,179 non-bailable cases and 91,968 bailable and compoundable cases under Section 15(A) of the Karnataka Excise Act, 1965, were registered during the same period.
According to him, there have been no reports indicating that students have become addicted to alcohol due to illegal liquor sales.
The sale of alcohol to minors is strictly prohibited under the Karnataka Excise Act, 1965, and the department has issued periodic instructions to initiate legal action against violators, with strict enforcement and investigation measures in place, the Minister said.
Excise officials are carrying out regular road and night patrols, collecting intelligence, monitoring habitual offenders and conducting raids to identify illicit distillation units, unauthorised liquor outlets and spurious liquor manufacturing centres, he said, adding the department is also enforcing the law to prevent the production, storage, sale and transport of spurious, non-duty-paid and unauthorised liquor.
Regular patrols are being conducted on national and state highways, with suspicious vehicles being subjected to checks.
At the district level, standing committee meetings are held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioners, and joint operations are carried out with the police and forest departments to curb excise-related offences.
The department is also conducting awareness programmes through Gram Sabhas and in schools and colleges to educate the public and students about the physical, mental and social health hazards associated with alcohol addiction and substance abuse, Timmapur added.
