Glad to see Thiru Annamalai avl @annamalai_k reiterate his commitment to nationalism. That, I believe, is the only way politics should be done. But I am uneasy with two lines from his speech: "Show me a nationalist greater than me." "No one needs to give me lessons on nationalism." Because Tamil Nadu has already shown us its greatest nationalists. They paid with their lives: Auditor V. Ramesh ji, Salem (2013) Dr V. Arvind Reddy ji, Vellore (2012) S. Vellaiyappan ji, Vellore (2013) K. Murugan ji, Paramakudi (2013) Rajagopalan ji, Madurai (1994) Palkara Suresh Kumar ji, Madurai (2013) K.P. Suresh Kumar ji, Ambattur (2014) C. Sasikumar ji, Coimbatore (2016) among many others . And behind them stand lakhs of ordinary RSS and BJP karyakartas. They earn nothing. They expect nothing. They give up their youth, their weekends, their time with family. They put up the flags, fill the chairs, guard the booths, and go home unseen. No posts. No recognition. No pecuniary gain. Just an unshakeable love for Bharat Mata. That is nationalism. Every one of them gives us a lesson in nationalism, every single day. It is far more than most of us, and many leaders, can ever claim. I will never call myself a bigger nationalist than these balidanis or these karyakartas. None of us should. Nationalism is not a title we award ourselves. It is a debt we owe to them. 🇮🇳