# Annamalai rejects Periyar’s anti-Brahmin views, backs his stand on women’s liberation

> “We acknowledge that he (Periyar) advocated women’s liberation and spoke about the eradication of caste. However, I completely reject Periyar’s atheistic views and his anti-Brahmin stance,” Annamalai said at a programme.

- Published: 2026-09-20T12:00:02.723Z
- Updated: 2026-09-28T08:00:05.182Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance, Politics, Science and technology
- Involves: BJP, K Annamalai, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, We the Leaders

## How it developed

- 2026-09-20T12:00:20.669Z - Times of India: [Annamalai rejects Periyar’s anti-Brahmin views, backs his stand on women’s liberation](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/annamalai-rejects-periyars-anti-brahmin-views-backs-his-stand-on-womens-liberation/articleshow/134366630.cms)
- 2026-09-20T12:00:02.723Z - India Today: [Annamalai backs Periyar's social reform, rejects atheism and anti-Brahminism](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/k-annamalai-on-periyar-tamil-nadu-bjp-leader-rejects-atheism-anti-brahminism-ptag-2998846-2026-09-20)
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- 2026-09-21T06:30:05.003Z - India Today: [Annamalai clarifies stance, rejects Periyar's anti-Brahmin and atheist ideology](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/tamil-nadu/story/annamalai-periyar-ideology-rejection-anti-brahmin-athiest-dravidian-narrative-itspc-2999264-2026-09-21)
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