Chinnaswami Subramanya Bharathi was a revered political activist and social reformer from South India. He is also regarded as one of the greatest Tamil poets of all time. Here's a small incident from his life describing what differentiated Subramanya from others.
Subramanya's nationalist poems had inspired many and one such man who had a change of heart was a local goon. An outlaw he was looked down by the society but he reformed his ways and started diligently following Subramanya. He would be constantly seen with the revered leader who embraced him without any qualms. The Brahmin society sniggered at Subramanya's choice of company and one of his well-wishers once told him what people were talking behind his back. He informed that people had started to believe that the rowdy had begun to influence Subramanya with his company. At this giving a proof of his all-encompassing attitude he said, "Let them speak. They can just speak. If they want a proof that I'm not getting converted to a rowdy, let them speak to my soul friend / my bodyguard (just for now)".
Here are some of the best inspirational quotes by the famous poet and activist Subramania Bharathi.