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Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy, commonly known as Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician. He was the organiser of the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam and is considered the archit
C. N. Annadurai and E. V. Ramasami
Periyar, c. 1910s
A statue of Periyar at Vaikom town in Kottayam, Kerala
Periyar during the early years of Self-Respect Movement
C. N. Annadurai
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Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai, also known as Perarignar Anna, was an Indian politician who was the founder and first general-secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He served as the fourth and l
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…of the Justice Party, which he transformed into a social organisation named Dravidar Kazhagam in 1944. The party later split, with one group led by C. N. Annadurai forming the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in 1949. While continuing the Self-Respect Movement, he advocated for an independent Dravida Nadu (land of…
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Annadurai with his wife
Annadurai and Periyar
Dravida Nadu magazine owned and edited by Annadurai