Kanimozhi: Is Our Culture Limited to North India For The Government?

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi flagged up the non-inclusion of women, Dalits and other minority members in the cultural panel. She asked the Centre why it had not included any member of minority communities and Dalits to an expert panel constituted by the government to study the origin and evolution of Indian culture. “Shouldn’t minorities and Dalits talk about Indian culture?” she said. “Or are they ineligible?” The panel does not comprise any women either. She also criticised the government for not including representatives from South India, the North East, women researchers and experts from other minority communities on the panel.