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title: Tamil nationalism a moderating force to religious politics
date: "2002-09-23T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1148
description: I share an article arguing that Tamil nationalism acts as a moderating force against religious politics in South India, explaining how linguistic identity prevents the Hindutva movement from gaining significant political ground in the region.
keywords: [tamil nationalism, hindutva, bjp, south india, secularism, political identity]
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Interesting article: suggests that [Tamil nationalism a moderating force to religious politics](http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=BJP%27s+Hindutva+lacks+support+down+south&id=29947).