Sumo's Pongal Pot Scam. #Sumanthiran_Files Last year the Tamil Diaspora had initiated a charitable effort to provide Pongal pots to people in the North during the Pongal Season. Members close to Sumanthiran organised it..The initiative was advertised as non political by them. This advertisement of it being apolitical caught the attention of people from opposite camps who are normally anti-Sumanthiran. To everyone's surprise, they contributed significantly to this initiative, showing their support for a good cause. However, on the day the Pongal pots were being handed over to the people, Sumanthiran made a sudden appearance. He posed in the pictures where the pots were being handed over, using the charitable act as a photo opportunity for himself. This behavior left the donors of the initiative shocked and disappointed. They felt that their contributions had been taken advantage of for cheap political gain. They expected the initiative to remain apolitical, but Suman