Poet Ponnadiyan

POET PONNADIYAN
Ponnadiyan is one of the prominent poets in Tamilnadu who was a close associate of Bharatidasan,the revolutionary Poet of Tamilnadu, during his lifetime. Bharatidasan founded a forum for Tamil poets and Ponnadiyan is still maintaining the forum with the same vigor and eficiency. The 'Tamil poets' Forum' is very famous for its poetic symposia held in Marina beach during every first Sunday evening of all the months. He is also running a literary magazine titled'Mullaicharam' for the past Forty years.
Ponnadiyan has brought out several numbers of volumes as compilation of his poems and he is actively engaged in the poetic field for the past five decades. As a disciple of Bharatidasan he is wedded to his progressive policies and his poems propagate lofty ideals of Periyar E.V.R.

His force and commitment can be seen in the following poem titled as 'Please throw away.'

Throw them out, banish them
Expel them-comrades
While we are working for a noble cause
Whoever stands as barricades to us,
When we plan to put a strong base
For the welfare of our motherland
Those who always carry selfish motives
And put impediments to us,
Should be thrown out
Throw them out, banish them
Expel them-comrades

While we are working
For constructive schemes
From dawn to dusk
Those who give hindrance
Prevent our work
And wish to disturb our work
Should be thrown out
Throw them out, banish them
Expel them-comrades

With the help of the great power
Mankind has acquired
When we try to eradicate poverty
And drive away diseases
Those who want only
To fill up their stomach
Threaten us and oppose our agenda
Should be thrown out
Throw them out, banish them
Expel them-comrades

Those who want poverty to spread
Those who wish to reduce productivity
Those who want the rule of the anarchy
Those who want the mankind to be divided
With various religions and divisions
Should be thrown out
Throw them out, banish them
Expel them-comrades

Those who wish to be the bigger brothers
Those who become the stooge of cruelty
Those who want the ruling power with them
Should be thrown out
Even if they have
The God with them
Throw them out, banish them
Expel them-comrades