Critical Thinking and Social Justice are the two main pillars of Social progress. Social Justice is not merely meting out justice to those who have been denied in the contemporary times or through history, but it is a system that has to be always inherent in a society or community, ensuring Equality for All. Tamil Nadu is a pioneering state towards the establishment of Social Justice, as a central pillar towards social progress. Along with it, Critical Thinking among the masses also needs to be inculcated and developed. Part of development of Critical Thinking is Logic. This application of logic has to be nurtured in the Society.

Periyar E.V. Ramaswamy and Arignar Dr. C.N. Annadurai were enablers of Social Justice & Critical Thinking in Tamil Nadu. Anna’s literature has borrowed ideas from Plato, Rousseau, Locke, Mill, Marx and brilliantly altered them to suit the local cultural milieu so that they don’t remain some abstract philosophies but rather tangible and workable theories. Arignar Anna’s works need to be critically evaluated for debates, criticism & counter-criticism and the process of Socratic method and much more. Only out of Critical Evaluation will emerge newer ways to develop social welfare models in the ever-changing society.