11-08-2025
Lord Ram lost his mind after losing Sita: Tamil poet's comments spark row
Tamil lyricist and poet Vairamuthu has sparked a row with his comments about Lord Ram while receiving an award named after ancient Tamil poet Kambar, author of the Kamba Ramayanam, the tamil version of to a dialogue spoken by the character Vaali in Kambar's version of the epic, Vairamuthu said Vaali questions Ram's actions, pointing out differences between his conduct as a ruler and during his in the text, remarks that Ram had given up his kingdom for his brother but, in the forest, handed Vaali's rule to Vaali's own brother. Vaali then suggests Ram's actions could be excused because he had 'lost his mind' after losing Sita.
Vairamuthu, interpreting the verse, said: 'Losing Sita, Raman has lost his mind. Someone who has lost his mind committing a crime is not considered a crime as per Indian Penal Code (IPC). Section 84 of the IPC states that an offence committed by a person who is insane cannot be considered a crime. I don't know if Kambar knew the IPC but he knew the society.'He added that in this sense, Ram was 'an accused who was acquitted,' forgiven, and became a human, while Kamban 'became God.'- Ends
