SheвЂ™s a truly heroic Mother who spent fifty years of her life dedicating herself to the selfless service of this land. She fought for the freedom of our land and breathed her last in the lap of Madras. She struggled throughout her life for our dharma, for our people and their upliftment.

However, in the zeal to honour Sivaji Ganesan, it is unjust to erase Annie BesantвЂ™s name from public memory.ДЄlthough she was born in England, Mother Annie Besant made Bharatavarsha her own Motherland. Because he selflessly donated his money, it is only fitting to name a street in his honour. Of course, Sivaji Ganesan is a great soul and a gentleman. The Corporation of Madras then decided to rename Annie Besant Road to Sivaji Ganesan Road. Apparently, this gentleman donated a lot of money to a certain charity. Now, Sivaji Ganesan happens to be a very famous and popular Tamil cinema actor. There used to be a road named Annie Besant Road in one of the extensions of Madras city. IвЂ™ve added emphasis and inline commentary where appropriate. The adapted translation of the text of this story follows. Jeevana: Volume 20: Issue - II (June 1959)ДЄ staunch critic of Communism and the post-Independence Congress Party, Masti Venkatesa Iyengar begins his essay with how вЂњrecent incidents show that not merely the Communist Party, but all our political parties will willingly abandon decorum in public life.вЂќДЇrom here, he recounts the firsthand story of the renaming of the Annie Besant Road in Madras. The following is a loosely adapted translation of a few minor facets of this phenomenon recounted in the Jeevana Kannada periodical then edited by the Kannada literary stalwart, Masti Venkatesa Iyengar.

All these accounts invariably make for painful reading. Karunanidhi is perhaps the last surviving human symbol of the ideology of social and cultural vandalism called Dravidianism.Д«ut history doesnвЂ™t take sides, and my archives led me to some brilliant firsthand accounts of the multi-hued and multifaceted carnage that the said Dravidianism inflicted upon Tamil Nadu en route to its single-minded quest for political power. One of the greatest ironies of history is the ability of successive generations to be overcome by compassion and forgiveness for the sins of the wicked veterans. I couldnвЂ™t help rummaging some archives as I watched the visuals of a vegetating вЂњKalaignarвЂќ вЂњMrвЂќ вЂњDrвЂќ вЂњThiruвЂќ Muthuvel Karunanidhi flashing a disabled smile at Prime Minister Narendra Modi who met him in November 2017. A Brief History of Sivaji Ganesan Road, Chennai Preface

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