Chennai, Oct. 25 -- It was a known fact about the main Opposition DMK's atheist ideology toeing the preachings of social reformer Periyar.
In a political irony, DMK Propaganda Secretary and Pattimandram (debate) moderator Dindigul I.Leoni on Sunday stirred a hornet's nest by invoking the epic Ramayana and Lord Ram to criticise the TVK government, saying that the footwear left behind by DMK President and former Chief Minister M.K. Stalin was now governing Tamil Nadu, akin to how Lord Ram's sandal ruled Ayodhya.
The remark is significant given the DMK's past opposition to the Ram Sethu project and the controversy surrounding statements by some of its leaders questioning the existence of Lord Ram.
A staunch DMK loyalist, Leoni's invocation ...