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Periyar-Anna, the two ideologues of Dravidian Movement laid down firm ideological foundations for equality of all human

beings and carrying forward a progressive rationalist global vision. Arignar Anna spelt out those noble ideals in the Annamalai University convocation address.
A world without beggar's outstretched palm, the miser's heartless stony stare, the piteous wail of want, the pallid face of crime, the livid lips of lies, the cruel eyes of scorn, a race without disease of flesh or brain, a land where life lengthens, fear dies, joy deepens, love intensifies and man regains his dignity is what Arignar Anna dreamt of and Annaism stands for.

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