Early life

He was born to Kattamuthu ocha thevar and Sevenamal on 4 April 1923 in Pappapatti village, near Usilampatti

Usilampatti

Usilampatti is a Town and a municipality in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the comparatively rich towns of Tamil Nadu.-Geography:...

, Madurai

Madurai

Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...

 district, India

India

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. He had participated in many social activities as a student leader. Later he formed Kallar association and took several steps to the upliftment of Piramalai Kallar, a major sub-sect of thevar community in southern 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...

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Political career

Later, he joined Forward Bloc, an Indian National Political Party, formed by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, under the guidance of Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar.

He ran for office in Periakulam Assembly constituency in 1952-1957 as a forward Bloc candidate and was elected. He also served as a
member of legislative assembly in usilampatti for four terms( 1957–1962, 1962–1967, 1967–1971, 1971, 1977–1979 ) till his death.

He also holds a record of winning in both assembly & parliament elections simultaneously in the year 1971. Earlier this record was also made by U.Muthuramalinga thevar in the year 1957. This record is unbeatable till date in the political history of Tamil Nadu.

Being the senior most member of the assembly, he served as the Proterm speaker in Tamil Nadu assembly in the years 1967 & 1977

He also served as Member of ParliamentRamanathapuram

Ramanathapuram

Ramanathapuram , also known as Ramnad, is a city and a municipality in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Ramanathapuram district.-Tourism:...

 district (1971 to 1977)

In 1963, he was elected as Vice President of All India Forward Bloc after the death of Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Devar. In 1971, he was elected as the President of All India Forward Bloc.

In 1974 he made a famous speech on kachhatheevu in the parliament . He strongly opposed this agreement of handing over kachhatheevu to the srilankan government. He also filed a "white paper" on this issue.

Electoral records

He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Usilampatti constituency

Usilampatti (State Assembly Constituency)

Usilampatti is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. The constituency is in existence since 1957 election. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 as an Independent candidate in 1957 election, and as a Forward Bloc candidate in 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...

, 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...

 and 1977 elections

Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1977

The sixth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on June 10, 1977. Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the election defeating its rival Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam . M. G. Ramachandran was sworn in as Chief Minister for the first time. The election was a four cornered contest between...

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Later life and death

He was the founder of three Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar Colleges at Usilampatti, neelithinallur, kamuthi. He worked hard for the upliftment of the downtrodden people. In his colleges he offered free education, free boarding & lodging to the poor students irrespective of their castes. He established the statue of pasumpon Muthuramalinga thevar,his political guru in Madurai,which was unveiled by V.V.Giri,the then President of India in 1971 . He called as Urangapuli (The Tiger that doesn't sleep)

He died on 6.9.1979 and laid to rest in the premises of Pasumpon Muthuramalinga thevar College at Usilampatti

Usilampatti

Usilampatti is a Town and a municipality in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the comparatively rich towns of Tamil Nadu.-Geography:...

. His statue was established in arasaradi, Madurai, which was unveiled by B.B.Mandal,the then co-operative minister of west bengal in 1990.

External links

• http://www.thevar.co.in
• http://www.devarmatrimony.com