![]() With regards to institutionalized religion being used for personal gain, Periyar stated that "religion goes hand in hand with superstition and fear. He has spoken appreciatively of these other faiths in India finding in their ethics principles of equality and justice, thus advocating them if they can prove an alternative to Brahamanic Hinduism. Periyar has been a harsh critic of the Aryan influenced Hinduism in Tamil Nadu, more than the faiths of Islam, Buddhism and Christianity. ![]() Both opposed religion virulently because, in their views, the so-called men of religion invented myths and superstitions to keep the innocent and ignorant people in darkness and to go on exploiting them. ![]() Ramasamy resulted in him being considered the Voltaire of South India.
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