K. A. Mathiazhagan
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K. A. Mathiazhagan was an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
(DMK) and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu
. He served as a Finance Minister in the Tamil Nadu government and speaker in the Legislative Assembly.
as Somasunduram. He studied at the Boarding High School in Udumalpet. He graduated from Annamalai University
. He also studied law and practiced as a lawyer. He died on 17 August 1983. He was the younger brother of K. A. Murugesan, a Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) leader and the elder brother of K. A. Krishnaswamy
who later on became a minister in the M.G.R. government. Their family is called "The Kaniyur Family" and was called the foremost family of the Dravidian Movement by C. N. Annadurai, as a recognition given to the family for their contributions to the Dravidian Movement.
split from the DK and went on to form the DMK, Mathiazhagan became one of the founding fathers of the DMK along with Annadurai, V. R. Nedunchezhiyan
, E. V. K. Sampath
and N. V. Natarajan
. He went on to become one of the early influential members of the DMK. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Thousand Lights constituency
as a DMK candidate in the 1962, 1967
, and 1971
elections.
's administration from 6 March 1967 to 10 February 1969. He also served as Minister of Finance in M. Karunanidhi
's administration after the Annadurai's death. In September 1970 he resigned from the cabinet, citing moral and ethical issues after charges of corruption,involving the purchase of a bungalow, were brought upon him by the opposition. These charges were later on proved to be false. It is claimed in some quarters, that these charges were leveled against him because he was considered to be a threat to Karunanidhi's leadership.
was expelled from the DMK on October 10, 1972 and founded the party Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). Mathiazhagan, the then speaker of the Tamil Nadu assembly, became an open supporter of Ramachandran.
He was removed from the office of the Speaker following a constitutional drama which happened in late 1972. On November 14, Mathiazhagan abruptly adjourned the house to 5 December as the DMK filed a motion to remove him from office. Governor K. K. Shah, upon the advice of the council of ministers, prorogued the assembly on November 14 clearing the way for reconvening the assembly even before 5 December. Mathiazhagan and Ramachandran, the leader of the AIADMK in the assembly, filed a writ petition questioning the validity of Governor's action. On 2 December, when the assembly was convened, both Speaker and Deputy Speaker were presiding over the proceedings and both were cancelling each other's actions. After hours of confusion Speaker Mathiazhagan left the house, adjourning the house. However he was removed from the office of the speaker by 176 and 0 votes by a motion headed by V. R. Nedunchezhiyan. Mathiazhagan later filed a writ petition in Madras High Court challenging his removal as speaker. The court dismissed all writ petitions filed by him and Ramachandran.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar...
(DMK) and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. He served as a Finance Minister in the Tamil Nadu government and speaker in the Legislative Assembly.
Biography
He was born on 7 December 1926 in Kaniyur in Coimbatore districtCoimbatore District
Coimbatore District is one of the more affluent and industrially advanced districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Coimbatore is known as the Manchester of South India. It one of the most industrialized towns of Tamil Nadu. It has the highest GDP among the districts of Tamil Nadu, even ahead...
as Somasunduram. He studied at the Boarding High School in Udumalpet. He graduated from Annamalai University
Annamalai University
Annamalai University is a Public University located in Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. The university offers courses of higher education in arts, sciences and engineering.The university also provides around 380 courses under distance mode...
. He also studied law and practiced as a lawyer. He died on 17 August 1983. He was the younger brother of K. A. Murugesan, a Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) leader and the elder brother of K. A. Krishnaswamy
K. A. Krishnaswamy
K. A. Krishnaswamy was an Indian politician and minister in the Government of Tamil Nadu. He is the younger brother of K. A. Mathiazhagan. Initially he belonged to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and was a Member of the Rajya Sabha.In 1972 when M. G...
who later on became a minister in the M.G.R. government. Their family is called "The Kaniyur Family" and was called the foremost family of the Dravidian Movement by C. N. Annadurai, as a recognition given to the family for their contributions to the Dravidian Movement.
Political life
When C. N. AnnaduraiC. N. Annadurai
Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai , popularly called Anna , or Arignar Anna was a former Chief Minister of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu...
split from the DK and went on to form the DMK, Mathiazhagan became one of the founding fathers of the DMK along with Annadurai, V. R. Nedunchezhiyan
V. R. Nedunchezhiyan
V.R. Nedunchezhiyan was a former finance minister of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. He was also the acting chief minister of Tamil Nadu in two tenures .He was born at Thirukkannapuram in a Hindu Mudaliar family...
, E. V. K. Sampath
E. V. K. Sampath
Erode Venkatta Naicker Krishnasamy Sampath , usually referred to as E. V. K. Sampath was a prominent politician from Tamil Nadu, India. He was an advocate of Dravidian Movement of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy and was considered by some as his political heir. He later split from Periyar's Dravidar...
and N. V. Natarajan
N. V. Natarajan
N. V. Natarajan was an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was a founding member of the DMK. He served as the Minister of Labour and Backward Classes in the Tamil Nadu government during 1967-75.-Biography:N. V. Natarajan was...
. He went on to become one of the early influential members of the DMK. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Thousand Lights constituency
Thousand Lights (State Assembly Constituency)
Thousand Lights is the legislative assembly of Chennai. The Thousand Lights assembly constituency was part of Chennai Central .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...
as a DMK candidate in the 1962, 1967
Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1967
The fourth legislative assembly election of Madras State was held in February 1967. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam led coalition under the leadership of C.N. Annadurai won the election defeating the Indian National Congress . Anti-Hindi agitations, the rising prices of essential commodities and a...
, and 1971
Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1971
The fifth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held in March 1971. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam was re-elected, after its first victory under the leadership of C N Annadurai in 1967. This was the first time M. Karunanidhi, contested as the leader of DMK party won the election, since he...
elections.
Electoral history
| Election | Constituency | Winner | Votes | Party | Runner-up | Votes | Party | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Madras legislative assembly election, 1962 The third legislative assembly election to the Madras state was held on 21 February 1962. The Indian National Congress party, led by K. Kamaraj, won the election. This was the last time that Congress won an election in Tamil Nadu... |
Thousand lights Thousand Lights (State Assembly Constituency) Thousand Lights is the legislative assembly of Chennai. The Thousand Lights assembly constituency was part of Chennai Central .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :... |
K. A. Mathiazhagan | 27,984 | DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar... |
Indrani Changalvarayan | 25,609 | INC Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
Won |
| 1967 Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1967 The fourth legislative assembly election of Madras State was held in February 1967. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam led coalition under the leadership of C.N. Annadurai won the election defeating the Indian National Congress . Anti-Hindi agitations, the rising prices of essential commodities and a... |
Thousand lights Thousand Lights (State Assembly Constituency) Thousand Lights is the legislative assembly of Chennai. The Thousand Lights assembly constituency was part of Chennai Central .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :... |
K. A. Mathiazhagan | 39,518 | DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar... |
M. Sivaraj | 25,370 | INC Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
Won |
| 1971 Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1971 The fifth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held in March 1971. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam was re-elected, after its first victory under the leadership of C N Annadurai in 1967. This was the first time M. Karunanidhi, contested as the leader of DMK party won the election, since he... |
Thousand lights Thousand Lights (State Assembly Constituency) Thousand Lights is the legislative assembly of Chennai. The Thousand Lights assembly constituency was part of Chennai Central .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :... |
K. A. Mathiazhagan | 38,891 | DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar... |
N. M. Mani Varma | 27,332 | NCO Indian National Congress (Organisation) The Indian National Congress or Congress was a political party in India formed when Indira Gandhi broke away from the leadership of the Congress Party... |
Won |
Tamil Nadu minister
He served as a minister of Food, Revenue and Commercial Taxes in C. N. AnnaduraiC. N. Annadurai
Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai , popularly called Anna , or Arignar Anna was a former Chief Minister of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu...
's administration from 6 March 1967 to 10 February 1969. He also served as Minister of Finance in M. Karunanidhi
M. Karunanidhi
Muthuvel Karunanidhi is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. He is the head of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , a Dravidian political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. He has been the leader of the DMK since the death of its founder, C. N...
's administration after the Annadurai's death. In September 1970 he resigned from the cabinet, citing moral and ethical issues after charges of corruption,involving the purchase of a bungalow, were brought upon him by the opposition. These charges were later on proved to be false. It is claimed in some quarters, that these charges were leveled against him because he was considered to be a threat to Karunanidhi's leadership.
Speaker
He served as the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1971 to 1972. M. G. RamachandranM. G. Ramachandran
Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran , popularly known by his initials , was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician....
was expelled from the DMK on October 10, 1972 and founded the party Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). Mathiazhagan, the then speaker of the Tamil Nadu assembly, became an open supporter of Ramachandran.
He was removed from the office of the Speaker following a constitutional drama which happened in late 1972. On November 14, Mathiazhagan abruptly adjourned the house to 5 December as the DMK filed a motion to remove him from office. Governor K. K. Shah, upon the advice of the council of ministers, prorogued the assembly on November 14 clearing the way for reconvening the assembly even before 5 December. Mathiazhagan and Ramachandran, the leader of the AIADMK in the assembly, filed a writ petition questioning the validity of Governor's action. On 2 December, when the assembly was convened, both Speaker and Deputy Speaker were presiding over the proceedings and both were cancelling each other's actions. After hours of confusion Speaker Mathiazhagan left the house, adjourning the house. However he was removed from the office of the speaker by 176 and 0 votes by a motion headed by V. R. Nedunchezhiyan. Mathiazhagan later filed a writ petition in Madras High Court challenging his removal as speaker. The court dismissed all writ petitions filed by him and Ramachandran.