https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/tm-special-why-tamil-nadu-government-refused-to-remove-iron-bars-around-ambedkar-statues https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-23/he5f1sbs/1.jpeg The state government's principal argument is that CCTV surveillance cannot substitute for a physical barrier in locations where statues may be vulnerable. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-23/156hm7ez/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-22-at-7.51.09-PM.jpeg Activists believe that the cage is not for security; it represents societal foolishness and deep-rooted caste prejudices. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-23/b77axd07/3.jpeg The issue was taken up by the NCSC, which sought a response from the Tamil Nadu government recently. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-23/w46xnbnn/2.jpeg The state government refused the petitioner's proposal to remove the bars and rely only on CCTV surveillance. themooknayak-en en 2026-08-23T14:30:00.000+05:30 TM Special | Why Tamil Nadu Government Refused to Remove Iron Bars Around Ambedkar Statues? Ambedkar Statues, Tamil Nadu Government, National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/national-not-merely-religious-an-appeal-on-vande-mataram https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-23/9p7510oy/vande-mataram.webp The Congress Working Committee (CWC) has decided that only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram will be sung at party programs, bringing the National Song back into the center of political debate. themooknayak-en en 2026-08-23T11:57:24.235+05:30 National, Not Merely Religious: An Appeal on Vande Mataram Vande Mataram, Congress position, Congress tradition, Open letter to Rahul Gandhi https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/will-removing-reservations-create-equality https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-23/6e6mmld1/1010543233.png The Constitution was framed for a society shaped by centuries of caste-based exclusion, where access to education, occupations, dignity, and public institutions was never equally distributed. themooknayak-en en 2026-08-23T09:01:23.856+05:30 Will Removing Reservations Create Equality? Reservation, Social equality, Social discrimination https://en.themooknayak.com/education/mgahv-wardha-university-student-protest-fir https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-22/ywk7dtrw/Six-students-face-FIRs-at-MGAHV-Wardha-as-a-45-day-peaceful-protest-over-PhD-admissions-and-academic-demands-escalates. Six students face FIRs at MGAHV Wardha as a 45-day peaceful protest over PhD admissions and academic demands escalates. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-22/n51y5pva/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-22-at-2.32.35-AM.jpeg https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-22/ym7nwj5f/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-22-at-2.32.37-AM-1.jpeg https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-22/p8lbyyqu/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-22-at-2.32.34-AM.jpeg https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-22/e3vh0vrx/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-22-at-2.32.37-AM.jpeg themooknayak-en en 2026-08-22T12:45:31.298+05:30 'Satyagraha Criminalised': Police Book Six Students as 45-Day Protest Escalates at Wardha University Wardha University protest, MGAHV student strike, AISF Wardha, Students booked FIR, PhD admission protest