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'''Blackshirts''' are members of the [[anti-religious]], [[atheist]] quasi-political organization [[Dravidar Kazhagam]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], founded by [[Periyar Ramasami|"Periyar" E V Ramasamy]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nambi|first=Karthick|date=2019-07-12|title=Black shirts and India|url=https://medium.com/@nambikarthick/black-shirts-and-india-4a5428347001|access-date=2020-12-26|website=Medium|language=en}}</ref> Periyar wanted to uproot caste sentiments and superstitions prevalent in Tamil society. So, he {{Clarify|text=chose the towel|date=June 2022}} and to fight superstition, he chose the black shirt. The cadres of the Dravidian movement have followed it since.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Anand|last=Natarajan|date=October 15, 2012|title=It's not all black and white in TN dress politics|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/its-not-all-black-and-white-in-tn-dress-politics-118749-2012-10-15|access-date=2020-08-03|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> This has its origins in the banning of black flags as a protest tool in Tamil Nadu. To circumvent this ban, members wore black shirts. Black shirts and black flags were also seen as a symbol of anarchy in southern India especially in Tamil Nadu during the early 20th century.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-12-17|title=Atheist Blackshirts|url=https://anatomylesson.wordpress.com/2008/12/17/atheist-blackshirts/|access-date=2020-12-26|website=The Anatomy Lesson|language=en}}</ref><br />
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050516201317/http://www.hindu.com/2005/03/02/stories/2005030207120300.htm Revenue officials launch `black-shirt' agitation]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070423030713/http://www.india-today.com/itoday/20000529/nation2.html Karunanidhi leads black shirt agitation]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928111925/http://observerindia.com/cms/sites/orfonline/modules/analysis/AnalysisDetail.html?cmaid=2211&mmacmaid=156 Changing Mores of the Dravidian Movement]<br />
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