On
April 30th, the first year medical students of the state-run Madurai Medical
College took the Maharishi Charaka oath suggested by the National Medical
Council, during their inaugural function. The Finance Minister of TN Dr
Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, who was present at the function, objected to it and
asked why the students were taking Charaka oath, instead of the Hippocratic
oath.
Immediately
it became a hot issue in the state with the DMK, the pseudo-secular parties and
the fringe groups accusing the central Government of ‘imposing Sankrit’ and
criticizing Maharishi Charaka taking a few lines from his text out of context. The
very next day, on May 1, the state Govt. removed the Dean of the Madurai
Medical College and kept him on the compulsory waiting list without giving any
post. It also ordered a departmental enquiry against him. Further the TN Govt. directed
all the medical colleges in the state to use only the Hippocratic oath
hereafter.
The
Charaka oath taken by the Madurai students was not in Sanskrit; it was the
English translation. Besides, it was the decision of the students. But the DMK is not bothered. It is enough for
them that it was taken from a book written in Sanskrit around 1900 years back.
The state Health Minister later reasoned that now the central Govt. would justify
that the oath is only in English, but later they would use it for imposing
Sanskrit. Hence TN should be careful and not allow this oath now.
In
fact, only now the DMK Govt. has come to know that students from three other medical
colleges in the state had already taken Charaka oath earlier. So the health
minister has announced that the Govt. has initiated action against those
colleges also.
TN
Govt. is so ignorant that the Charaka oath was suggested by the National
Medical Council during Feb 2022. Later the Union Health Minister had clarified
in the Parliament that the Charaka oath is not compulsory and it is only
optional. Hence it was left to the concerned states to take the decision.
In
fact, Charaka oath has been in practice in the medical institutions even before
National Medical Council suggested it recently.
A former Director of the AIIMS, Delhi, one of the premier medical
institutions in the country, has said it was in use in AIIMS even before 2013.
It is reported that around 150 medical
colleges in the country are already using the Charaka oath.
The
state health minister has noted that the Hippocratic oath is being used across
the world. Unfortunately, he does not know the original version of the oath
underwent many changes in different countries over the years. In fact, most of
the scholars do not attribute the oath to Hippocrates himself.
Hence
he may not be aware that many countries have already developed their own oaths
and now there is no universally accepted oath. The US, the British and several
other countries have their own oaths. As early as 1949, the World Medical
Association had adopted an international code of medical ethics.
Besides,
experts note that Charaka oath is more suitable for the students entering the
medical colleges, as it was written for a similar context during the earlier centuries. Moreover,
Maharishi Charaka is revered as the
father of medicine and Charaka Samhita is one of the foundational texts of
ancient Indian medical system.
But
for DMK, anything connected with our past, even if it is related to TN, is
anathema. That is why they refuse to talk much about the Cholas, Cheras,
Pandavas or Pallavas. Raja Raja, is one of the greatest rulers of India. But they
don’t take pride about it. It was because they were pious, religious,
established temples and nurtured Tamil culture.
Tamil
is the most ancient language in the world. Tamil culture and Hinduism are
deeply inter-twined. Tamil language grew over the centuries due to the
contributions of the Hindu seers, sages
and their verses and texts. This is the reason why Tamil Nadu has enormous
literature related to Bhakthi. In fact, the Bhakthi movement has its origins in
Tamil Nadu dating back to the seventh- eighteenth centuries, before spreading
to other parts of our country.
But
over the last forty years the Dravidian parties have systematically removed the
bhakthi literature from the school texts. The DMK has been indirectly
encouraging the Christian groups to paint the well-known Thirukkural as the one
connected to their ideology. Even in the
central Govt. funded Central Institute of Classical Tamil, the texts related to
the Bhakathi period are forbidden for studies and research, thanks to the
former Chief Minister Karunanidhi during whose period it was established.
When
such is the treatment to even the ancient Tamil periods, how will they accept
the greatness of India, particularly the “north India”? Hence they completely
abhor Sanskrit, Hindi and anything related to the Hindu culture. They don’t
know the basic fact Tamil and Sanskrit have deep connections, as the most ancient
languages. They don’t even realize that even today almost all the Tamil
families, including those from the Dravidian households, prefer the choicest Sanskrit
names for their children.
For
DMK, the history begins with the Justice Party founded in 1917, the earlier
avatar of the Dravidar Kazhakam, which is the fountainhead of DMK. Dravidar
Kazhakam founder EVR asked Tamilians to speak in English at home, as Tamil is a
barbaric language. He also wanted Tamil Nadu to be ruled by the British from
London, even if independence was given to India.
In
less than a year after Stalin came to power in 2021, the Govt. has already
demolished around 250 Hindu temples. During the last 45 years of rule by the
Dravidian parties, temples have already lost around 50,000 acres of their lands.
But the temple properties illegally occupied by the Christians have not been
touched, even after the court orders.
The
missionary and the jihadi activities have rapidly increased during the last few
months. Conversion groups are openly targeting schools. When a Hindu girl
Lavanya committed suicide in a missionary school after she was forced to
convert, the DMK sided with the missionaries.
During
April 2022, the DMK Govt. forcibly took over the Ayodhya Mandapam in Chennai
amidst protests by the devotees. It was constructed during the 1960s and
managed by Sri Ram Samaj and used for satsangs and religious gatherings.
After the protests by the devotees intensified, the Chennai High Court stayed
the proceedings of the state Govt.
Immediately
after banning the Charaka oath from medical colleges in the state, the DMK
Govt. has now banned the five centuries’ – old practice of the devotees
carrying the Chief Pontiff of Dharmapuram Adheenam in a traditional procession.
Dharmapuram Adheenam ( Mutt) is a
highly respected Saiva Mutt in the state.
Recently
the Chief Pontiff of the ancient Madurai Mutt, has openly voiced that he was
under threat from the ruling party when he took steps to collect the huge
amounts of dues from the tenants occupying the Mutt properties. He noted
further that he would like to meet the Prime Minister, as there is threat to
his life.
Thus
the actions against the Hindu faith continue in Tamil Nadu with vigor, with the
DMK in power. The Chief Minister does
not even greet the citizens during the Hindu festivals, but participates
eagerly in the functions of the Abrahamic religions with enthusiasm. So the
Charaka oath issue is not an isolated one, it is part of the continuous agenda
of the DMK. It is time for the Hindus in TN to join hands
and raise as one voice, as the DMK is bent upon assaulting the Hindu civilization.
(Organiser,
May 11, 2022)
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