‘Which holy river of this nation..’: DMK MP’s poem seeks to seize agony of ladies in Manipur

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CHENNAI: At a time when the complete of India is outraged by way of the video of 2 ladies in Manipur being paraded bare by way of a mob and tortured, DMK MP Thamizhachi Thangapandian has Tweeted a poem penned by way of her in Tamil, Poo Nagam to seize the violence perpetrated in opposition to ladies. 

The poem, which is a lament that echoes the agony and anger of ladies all over the place, begins with the strains, “Which holy river of this nation / May just wash the stains of flesh blank from our rapes?”

பூ நாகம்!
Poo Naagam!

Which holy river of this nation
May just wash the stains of flesh blank from our rapes?
Which Gods of this nation had paid heed
Once we have been disrobed?
Which boards of this nation
Resonated the grief of our cries?
Which doorways of this…

— தமிழச்சி (@ThamizhachiTh) July 21, 2023

The Lok Sabha MP has tweeted the poem on July 21, 2023.

Prabhu Chawla in his column in The New Indian Categorical, revealed on Sunday, has cited the primary strains of the poem as a prelude to his piece.

Poo Naagam, the poet explains, “is a mythological creature – a tiny snake that lives in plants and is very venomous.”

The poem concludes on a convincing be aware, “We will be able to bloom within the plants of this nation, As Thousand Neelis! (Neeli is a mythological girl personality who exacted revenge on those that wronged her) When it’s time, The technology of the Poo Naagam, Wouldn’t simply avenge those who wreaked havoc on us, But additionally, who  remained, as Silent Witnesses !

ALSO READ | Manipur violence: Centre faces the warmth over two ladies paraded bare; 4 arrested

On July 19, a video emerged that confirmed two Kuki ladies in Manipur being paraded bare by way of a mob from the opposite facet. The incident, which came about in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, happened on Might 4, an afternoon after the violence erupted between the 2 communities.

Greater than 160 other folks have misplaced their lives and a number of other had been injured since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on Might 3, when a ‘Tribal Unity March’ used to be organised within the hill districts to protest in opposition to the Meitei group’s call for for Scheduled Tribe (ST) standing.

CHENNAI: At a time when the complete of India is outraged by way of the video of 2 ladies in Manipur being paraded bare by way of a mob and tortured, DMK MP Thamizhachi Thangapandian has Tweeted a poem penned by way of her in Tamil, Poo Nagam to seize the violence perpetrated in opposition to ladies. 

The poem, which is a lament that echoes the agony and anger of ladies all over the place, begins with the strains, “Which holy river of this nation / May just wash the stains of flesh blank from our rapes?”

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பூ நாகம்!
Poo Naagam!
Which holy river of this nation
May just wash the stains of flesh blank from our rapes?
Which Gods of this nation had paid heed
Once we have been disrobed?
Which boards of this nation
Resonated the grief of our cries?
Which doorways of this…
— தமிழச்சி (@ThamizhachiTh) July 21, 2023
The Lok Sabha MP has tweeted the poem on July 21, 2023.

Prabhu Chawla in his column in The New Indian Categorical, revealed on Sunday, has cited the primary strains of the poem as a prelude to his piece.

Poo Naagam, the poet explains, “is a mythological creature – a tiny snake that lives in plants and is very venomous.”

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The poem concludes on a convincing be aware, “We will be able to bloom within the plants of this nation, As Thousand Neelis! (Neeli is a mythological girl personality who exacted revenge on those that wronged her) When it’s time, The technology of the Poo Naagam, Wouldn’t simply avenge those who wreaked havoc on us, But additionally, who  remained, as Silent Witnesses !

ALSO READ | Manipur violence: Centre faces the warmth over two ladies paraded bare; 4 arrested

On July 19, a video emerged that confirmed two Kuki ladies in Manipur being paraded bare by way of a mob from the opposite facet. The incident, which came about in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, happened on Might 4, an afternoon after the violence erupted between the 2 communities.

Greater than 160 other folks have misplaced their lives and a number of other had been injured since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on Might 3, when a ‘Tribal Unity March’ used to be organised within the hill districts to protest in opposition to the Meitei group’s call for for Scheduled Tribe (ST) standing.