Periyar
Indian social activist
Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy, revered by his followers as Periyar or Thanthai Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician who started the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam. He is known as the 'Father of the Dravidian movement'. Wikipedia
Born: September 17, 1879, Erode, India
Died: December 24, 1973 (age 94 years), Vellore, India
Spouse: Annai E. V. R. Maniammai (m. 1948–1973) and Nagammai (m. 1898–1933)
Party: Justice Party
Parents: Chinna Thayammal and Venkata Naicker
Buried: December 25, 1973, Periyar Memorial, Chennai, India
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