Madurai, Sept. 20 -- Former Tamil Nadu BJP president and founder of the 'We The Leaders' movement K Annamalai on Sunday said social reformer Periyar EV Ramasamy's political history has "several contradictions", appreciating his views on women's liberation and caste eradication while "absolutely" rejecting his atheistic and anti-Brahmin stance.

Annamalai, who founded the 'We The Leaders' movement, said his organisation was moving towards becoming a political movement that would bring together people from different communities and backgrounds.

Speaking at a gathering of volunteers who took part in a Vaigai river cleanup drive in Madurai, Annamalai drew a distinction between Periyar's social reform work and his core ideology.

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