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Chennai: While Tamil actor Kasthuri Shankars arrest over her remarks against Telugu people has put the focus on the community in Tamil Nadu, historians in the state are saying that the actor made exaggerated claims for her own political reasons...
The actor, known for her roles in South Indian films, including Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu, such as Vadacurry (2014), Indian (1996), and Thamizh Padam (2010), was arrested Saturday by the Chennai police in Hyderabad..
Causing much controversy, Shankar had asked why Brahmins are not considered Tamils when Telugu-speaking people are..
Tamil Nadu has a politics where Brahmins are targeted for every issue, Tamil Nadu-based historian Stalin Rajangam told ThePrint adding that the actor was trying to counter it by attacking Telugu-speaking people instead...
Following the establishment of the Kingdom, the Tamil region saw the migration of several Telugu-speaking communities from Andhra regions, Stalin said, adding that they hold significant influence in Tamil Nadus politics, cinema, and business...
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