எத்தனை நூற்றாண்டுகள் ஆனாலும் ஆதிக்க சக்திகளின் கொடும்பற்கள் தனது கோரத்தாண்டவத்தை நிறுத்தவில்லை என்பதையே பாத்திமாவின் மரணம் காட்டுகிறது! இதுபோன்ற...

DMK president M.K. Stalin expressed profound anguish over the untimely death of postgraduate student Fathima Latheef at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, characterizing the tragedy as a grim reminder that institutional discrimination continues unabated. Stalin stated that centuries of social evolution have failed to halt the cruel dominance exerted by conservative forces over vulnerable individuals. He asserted that such tragic occurrences underscore why the ideological principles of the Dravidian self-respect movement remain permanently indispensable today.

Stalin emphasized that premier educational institutions funded by the public must foster equality, rational discourse, and inclusive scholarship rather than functioning as hubs of harassment. When promising students from marginalized backgrounds face prejudice and systemic isolation within elite academic spaces, society faces an existential democratic crisis. The DMK leader demanded that premier higher education campuses undergo comprehensive structural reforms to protect diverse student communities from casteist, communal, and institutional bias.

The opposition leader reiterated that the struggle for social justice requires unceasing vigilance against entrenched orthodoxies that subvert equal opportunities. Stalin pledged that the DMK will persistently fight alongside aggrieved students and families until educational spaces guarantee complete dignity and genuine equality.