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Volume : III, Issue : IV, May - 2013 DRAVIDIAN PARTIES IN THE POLITICAL SCENARIO OF INDEPENDENT TAMIL NADU P.NAGOORKANI DOI : 10.9780/22307850, Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : The Justice Party was in power in the erstwhile Madras Presidency from
1921to 1937. It was the party organised against the domination of the Brahmins in the
political affairs of the Madras Presidency. It awakened the Dravidians and brought them
united in the political sphere. The party when was in power protected the interests of the
non-Brahmins and all the Dravidian elements. Hence it is apt to call the Justice Party as
the 'Mother of Dravidian Parties' which are mostly formed in the Independent Tamil
Nadu. As the Justice party began to decline in 1930s, there emerged within its ranks one
of the most dynamic and colourful political leaders South India has ever produced. He
was E.V. Ramasami Naicker (popularly known as Periyar). During his adolescent years,
he grew up in a religious atmosphere, and visited several pilgrim centres throughout
India. He was able to understand the evils of popular Hinduism and the exploitation of
masses by Brahmin priests. He was a great crusader for social liberation of the women
and depressed class people. He took the mantleship of Justice Party in 1938 and later
renamed it as Dravidar Kazhgham. Another notable Dravidian personality was
C.N.Annadurai. He adoped E.V.R. as his leader.He was atonce Disrraeli, Churchill,
Edmund Burke and Nehru. He formulated his ideas and sometimes kept notes.
Consequently , a whole generation of speakers imitated his style and carried out the
Dravidian philosophy to towns and village. E.V.R. selected his activity in social sphere
while Annadurai selected his activity in political sphere. Annadurai was the central
figure in the activities of Dravidian Parties which began to rule Tamil Nadu since 1967.
When the DMK and AIADMK in power , both parties implemented many social
programmes of EVR Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : P.NAGOORKANI, (2013). DRAVIDIAN PARTIES IN THE POLITICAL SCENARIO OF INDEPENDENT TAMIL NADU. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. III, Issue. IV, DOI : 10.9780/22307850, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/2319.pdf References : - Devanadan, P.D., The Dravida Kazagham, Bangalore, 1960, p.5.
- Nambi Arroran, K., Tamil Renaissance and Dravidian Nationalism, 1905-1944, Madurai, 1980, p.152.
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- Baliga, B.S., Tanjore District Handbook, Madras, 1957, p.113.
- Krishnasamy, (ed.), Di. Mu. Ka. Thiyaga Varalaru, (Tamil), Chennai, 1976,p.6.
- Robert L. Hardgrave, 'The Justice Party and the Tamil Renaissance', in The Modern Rationalist, (Monthly), Madras, December 1991, p.17.
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