Dynamics of Regionalism in the Politics of India
The history of regional politics in India starts with the Dravida Khazakham (DK) that asked for a separate South Indian State owing to widespread resentment and subsequent protest against the imposition of Hindi. It was this assertion that lead the Central Government to adopt the three language policy and the official Language Amendment Act, 1967. In its more radical form, it could be argued that the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi was a direct result of the sending of the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) into Sri Lanka. The atrocities committed by them in the Northern Part against the Sri Lankan Tamils and the alleged support of the Tamil Nadu Government, that led to the inaction and security lapse on its part – leading to the eventual assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. In essence, the existence of the all India cultural mainstream has led to the rise of regionalism among all ethnic groups that do not associate with the Aryan race, be it the Dravidians of South India or the Mon