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I suggest the Moderator be more strict and start editing more on the messages 
which  are going to pour in on the announcement made by Govt of T.Nadu.

Let us maintain certain "rules of the game "while talking about caste etc.One 
last mail was not in good taste.

The Great Lokacharyan Sri Ramanujar, has been mentioning and talking about 
SriVaishnavan.
No where he has talked about caste  or its system.
"Sri Vaishnava Lakshanam" is not based on caste/sub caste.

It is a shame and sad that we dont  proudly mention a non brahmin
srivaishanavan as srivaishnavan  but call him as  bhagavatha as if  
only a brahmin can be  a srivaishnavan. A brahmin without knowing any 
thing on the arulicheyal can be part of a ghosti in a temple but  a 
non brahmin {i am sorry I have to use this only for this mail) even if 
he knows all the four thousand  verses and in srivaishnavaswaroopam  
cannot open his mouth even if he is standing with others.

Why go that far, will a thengalai sect allow a knowledgeable desika sapradhaya 
person to join the ghosti  or desika sampradhaya followers allow a thengalai 
person. 

Nachiar ghosti every where have the same grievance.  Same thing while 
receiving prasadam. Over a period these srivaishnavas have been slowly 
segregated by the so called upper caste srivashnavan. Mind you they 
are  95% of the srivaishnava population and the brahmin population is 
less than 5%.  Add to this the so called Preists. 
In a number of temples  including the Periakoil, reports have appeared 
now and then of the non adhereance to the laid down ritual methods by 
the priests. All of us are silent spectators.

STILL THE QUESTION  TO BE ANSWERED IS 
"CAN THESE ILLS JUSTIFY FOR OPENING THE GATES FOR PERSONS OTHER THAN BRAHMINS 
TO BE PRIESTS"

Please examine the whole issue dispassionately and from the ground level and 
you are sure to arrive at a conclusion.

I can give a clue.  Have we and how many of us have taken food prepared  by 
persons other than brahmins at any point of time in our life.  Why?, because we 
want to survive and we dont consider that as 
anything bad. Confusing, read few times over.

I am wondering what Udayavar would have said after seeing the present
position.  

Ramanuja Dasan
Sri Mudaliyandan Swami Sishya Sampath




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