Periyar chose which of the following as the Dravidian language to strengthen the Dravida racial identity?

Malayalam

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Tamil

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Solution

The correct option is B Tamil
E. V. Ramaswami Naicker, also known as Periyar, was strongly opposed to racial supremacy. He was against Sanskrit language and literature. He started a new movement based on the Dravida racial identity. To strengthen this identity, he declared Tamil as the Dravidian language.

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