There has always been  a fascination about Kannagi, that is common within Tamil society. In short, she is the tragic heroine, whose patience gets tested and whose chastity curses the city. She glorifies the ideal Tamil woman’s characteristics, but personally, this example I feel is very regressive.  I mean one can enjoy the poetry of Silappatikaram, its word-play, but using the characters to etch Tamil womanhood is problematic. This sort of glorification isn’t  progressive, and I do think many women in 2021 feel the same way.