Cultural Identity and Expression in Tamil

This is nothing new to them. This is all they go around doing

for a living.

Across our country and around the world, these women come and fight with the

local

native religion all the time.

They can't even fight with their own people.

If they did, they'd be done for.

So they always have to pick fights with people from other communities.

I'm a Tamil woman too. You have to accept me as Tamil too.

Fine, what do you do as a Tamil woman? If you ask what I do at home, nothing

at all.

Do you draw kolams? No, because art is haram. Do you sing?

No. Music is haram. There are Tamil dance forms.

Do you know how to dance kummi? Do you know kolattam? Fine.

Can you at least do a very modern kuthu dance? Dance is haram.

They don't do anything that embodies Tamil culture. But I'm Tamil.

You're not deceiving us. Thinking you can deceive us, you're deceiving yourself.

Watch this video and you'll see.

Would you ever wear a bikini to the beach? No.

It's very much part of Australian culture.

So if I don't follow this kind of Australian culture, would

that mean I'm less

Australian than anyone who does?

There's a white Australian woman sitting there, talking about Australian identity.

She says Australian identity means wearing a bikini at the beach.

That Muslim woman asks the very same question.

So if I don't wear a bikini, am I less Australian? Yes, ma'am.

They're saying it clearly. You are not Australian.

You don't respect their culture. You don't value their culture.

You don't accept their culture. That means you are not an Australian.

Likewise, you are not a Tamil.

Because you are choosing to put your Muslim identity first rather than Tamil

identity. Let's start speaking Tamil at home first.

And if you yourselves build up some courage and come out and sing songs

or do that, your community members will be the first to beat you with slippers.

Even recently, that girl sang a Murugan song.

And all the Hindus

heard it and said, “Ah, wonderful!” Who beat you?

Your own people are beating you. No way, ma'am.

I can't accept all of you as Tamils.

The sooner you accept this fact, the better

it is for you. Don't come to fight with us.

Try reforming your community first. Then you'll see.

They'll come storming in.

If you're struck once, hang yourselves from a lone tamarind tree.

Don't come near me, brothers.

All right, all right.

I'll cut you open.

All right, all right.

I'll stab the stylus into the chain.

Don't get angry.

Go on, comrades.

All right, all right.