Bengaluru-based CEO *Anuradha Tiwari* recently landed at the centre of a social media controversy with her two-word post, "Brahmin genes".
After the controversy boiled up, the content marketing company CEO reacted to the criticism with a follow-up post on Friday.
“As expected, a mere mention of word 'Brahmin' triggered many inferior beings. Tells a lot about who real caste-ists are. UCs get nothing from system - no Reservation, no freebies. We earn everything on our own and have every right to be proud of our lineage. So, deal with it.”
Amid the uproar, the CEO called herself an “unapologetic Brahmin” and added that her community never enjoys any reservation or “freebies”.
She further went on to say that Brahmins have been afraid of revealing their entire name and they have been made "villains" by politicians and activists.
"Proud Dalit/Muslim/Tribal - Okay. Proud Brahmin - Not okay. There is an entire system working to make Brahmins feel guilty for their very existence. Time to change this narrative. Be an unapologetic Brahmin. Wear it on your sleeve. Let the so-called social justice warriors burn," wrote Tiwari.
"Brahmins today fear revealing their full name. So much hatred has been spread against us. We have been made villains by social justice activists and politicians. We don't harm anyone. We get no help from the government. We work hard. Why should we be ashamed of our caste?" she said, in a follow-up post.
“Hear this loud and clear: Brahmins didn’t oppress anyone. Don’t try to guilt-trip us for something that never happened. Our ancestors preserved the knowledge of Vedas and even died for it. I will be a proud Brahmin till the day I die. So, go cry somewhere else,” she added.
While appreciating it, let's join the movement and make it a big revolution. Enough is enough. The government and the society has to give us the due respect and honour due to us Brahmin families. Anyone ridiculing us should be punishable under the constitution which gives us the rights to practice our rituals and rights.
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