3/31/2024 0 Comments Vararu vararu karuppasamy songParty propaganda songs are also meant to evoke that sense of energy and inspiration especially during campaigning,” Stalin Rajangam elaborates. In addition to having lines based on the ideology behind the salt march, it gave those participating in the march a very good energy. For instance, Namakkal Kavignar wrote ‘Kaththi indri, ratham indri, yudham ondru nadakudhu’ during the salt satyagraha march that was happening here in Tamil Nadu. ![]() Such songs were mostly a continuation to awareness songs. “Songs written based on the party’s ideology were meant to take the party’s symbol to the people, like ‘Odi varugiran udhaya sooriyan’ by Nagore EM Hanifa. According to Stalin Rajangam, such songs could be categorised into three - propaganda, leader and election specific. The propaganda song used to be the perfect way to take the party’s ideology to the masses, and therefore the songs were written to suit the purpose. The party vans that went around villages during election time played these songs in between 'vote for' announcements.” ![]() Writer Stalin Rajangam explains, “Propaganda songs were very important at one point in time, but now they are not. About about two decades ago, when it was still the early internet era, such propaganda songs by parties played a different role.
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