Stalin slams Centre over Keeladi excavation data

The Union government has continued its demand for more proof even after they were given carbon-dated artefacts and Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) reports from International Laboratories on the Keeladi excavations, said Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Friday.

- Divya Chandrababu

CHENNAI:

"When it comes to Keeladi and the enduring truth of Tamil heritage, the BJP-RSS ecosystem recoils — not because evidence is lacking, but because the truth does not serve their script," Stalin said in a post on X. "We fought for centuries to unearth our history. They fight every day to erase it. The world is watching. So is time."

But on the contrary, despite strong opposition from respected historians and archaeologists, the BJP continues to promote the "mythical Sarasvati Civilisation," he said, adding that they do so without credible evidence, while dismissing the rigorously proven antiquity of Tamil culture.