Yet another time, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has entertained Hindu-baiting rabid Dravidian Stockist Kannabiran Ravishankar, a man accused of forging his doctorate degree.

Periyar International (PI) along with the Center for Inquiry Canada (CFIC), Humanist Canada (HC), and the Humanist Association of Toronto (HAT) organized a two-day conference titled “International Humanism Conference on Social Justice” on September 24-25, 2022.

Self-proclaimed author Kannabiran Ravishankar (KRS) who has been accused of faking his doctorate degree was one of the key speakers as well as an organizer of the conference.

High on accents, KRS introduced Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin before the latter’s video address on 24 September 2022.

During the address, CM Stalin spoke about his much-hyped “Dravida Model” of governance while hailing E.V. Ramasamy Naicker (known as Periyar by his followers).

Towards the end of his speech, CM Stalin congratulated KRS and others for undertaking the task of “Globalizing Periyar”, a vision of Dravida Kazhagam President Veeramani who is known for his rabid anti-Hindu speeches and writings.

“I congratulate the following people who are undertaking this great task: Dr. Soma Ilangovan, ‘Dr.’ Kannabiran Ravishankar, Dr. Lakshman Tamil, Arulselvi Veeramani, V. Kumaresan, V. Anburaj,”, CM Stalin noted.

In his statement, Stalin addressed Kannabiran Ravishankar as a doctorate, which has been found to be bogus.

Who is Kannabiran Ravishankar?

Anti-Hindu Brahmin-baiting ‘Dravidian Stockist’ and self-proclaimed ‘author’ Kannabiran Ravishankar (KRS), promoted for long by the top brass of the DMK, has been accused of faking his educational qualifications claiming to have a doctoral degree from University of California, Berkeley.

Kannabiran who goes by the handle @kryes on Twitter is the Editor-in-Chief of Dravida Pozhil, which according to its website is “a quarterly, bi-lingual, academic research journal with a focus on Dravidian studies”. He is a high decibel foul-mouthed Dravidian Stockist promoted and platformed by the DK-DMK ecosystem.

In Dravida Pozhil’s website, Kannabiran is mentioned as “Professeur adjoint – Littératures comparée (tamoul), Université de Paris, France.”

It has been confirmed by UC Berkeley that KRS did not attend or receive any degree from any department of UC Berkeley.

He claims himself to be an ‘Investment Banker’ full-time and an ‘Adjunct Professor’ in Comparative Literature (Tamil) part-time. He had presented himself as a Ph.D. holder from UC Berkeley in many of his tweets, books, and forums. He claimed that he received a doctorate in ‘Comparative Literature’ from the University of California, Berkeley. In a tweet, Kannabiran claimed that his department was the School of South and South East Asian studies at UC Berkeley. However, it was found that KRS’s name is neither listed in the Ph.D. Alumni Directory nor in the ongoing Graduate Students list of UC Berkeley.

This is not the first time MK Stalin has shared the stage with the rabid anti-Hindu Dravidian Stockist. 

Kannabiran is known for distorting Hindu scriptures and fomenting hatred against the Tamil Brahmin community with vile casteist abuses. He has made several derogatory and vulgar remarks against Hindu Gods. Many of his tweets have foul language objectifying Tamil Brahmin women. He had even used private photos of Tamil brahmin families including that of children to spew the Dravidian ‘anti-Brahmin’ vitriol.

In October 2021, KRS called on CM Stalin and gifted a book on the late DMK patriarch Karunanidhi. In the picture shared he is identified as a professor of Paris University, another claim which also has been disputed.

How KRS Was Platformed And Promoted By DMK Leaders

In October 2021, KRS called on DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and gifted a book on the late DMK patriarch Karunanidhi. In the picutre shared he is identified as a professor of Paris University.

He has been regularly featured in Dravidian Professionals Forum, an organization founded and headed by DMK MLA and current Tamil Nadu Finance Minister PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan and shares close ties with him.

It may be recalled that PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan shared close ties with members of the rabid Karuppar Koottam as well.

In September 2021, DMK MP from Dharmapuri Dr. Senthilkumar shared on his Twitter about his meeting with KRS. In his tweet, the DMK MP said “Met Kannabiran Ravishankar this evening and talked for a long time like friends for several days. Forgot to talk about his and my favorite actress ‘Silk’ Smita.”

On 20 August 2022, Periyar Maniammai Institute Of Science And Technology held its 30th convocation with Dravida Kazhagam (DK) President K. Veeramani presiding over the function in which KRS was awarded the “Degree of Doctorate of Letters”.

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