V. R. Nedunchezhiyan

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2020}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = V. R. Nedunchezhiyan
| image =
| caption =
| office = Acting [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start = 24 December 1987
| term_end = 7 January 1988
| governor = [[Sundar Lal Khurana]]
| 1blankname = Political Party
| 1namedata = [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| predecessor = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]
| successor = [[V. N. Janaki|V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]]
| constituency = [[Athoor (state assembly constituency)|Athoor]]
| term_start1 = 4 February 1969
| term_end1 = 9 February 1969
| governor1 = [[Sardar Ujjal Singh]]
| 1blankname1 = Political Party
| 1namedata1 = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| predecessor1 = [[C. N. Annadurai]]
| successor1 = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| constituency1 = [[Triplicane (state assembly constituency)|Triplicane]]
| office2 = [[Finance minister|Minister of Finance]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start2 = 24 June 1991
| term_end2 = 12 May 1996
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2 = [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
| term_start3 = 9 June 1980
| term_end3 = 24 December 1987
| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata3 = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]
| term_start4 = 6 March 1967
| term_end4 = 31 January 1976
| 1blankname4 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata4 = [[C. N. Annadurai]],<br /> [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| office5 = General Secretary of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| term_start5 = 25 December 1987
| term_end5 = 8 February 1989
| predecessor5 = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]
| successor5 = [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
| term_start6 = 23 June 1978
| term_end6 = 13 January 1979
| predecessor6 = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]
| successor6 = [[P. U. Shanmugam]]
| office7 = General Secretary of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| term_start7 = 4 February 1969
| term_end7 = 1977
| predecessor7 = [[C. N. Annadurai]]
| successor7 = [[K. Anbazhagan]]
| birth_date = 11 July 1920
| birth_place = [[Thirukannapuram]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />{{smaller|(present-day [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]])}}
| residence = Seethamma Colony, [[Teynampet]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2000|1|12|1920|7|11}}
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| death_cause = [[Heart failure]]
| party = [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (1979-1989), (1991-2000)
| otherparty = 1)[[Dravidar Kazhagam]] (1944-1949)<br> 2)[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (1949-1979)
| spouse = {{marriage|Visalakshi Nedunchezhiyan|1950}}
| relations = [[Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan]] (grandson)
| signature = Signature of Nedunchezhiyan.jpg
| footnotes =
| birth_name = Ra. Go. Narayanasamy
| parents = Father : Rajagopalanar<br>Mother : Meenakshisundari
}}

{{Dravidian politics-col}}

'''V. R. Nedunchezhiyan''' (11 July 1920 – 12 January 2000) was an Indian politician and writer. He served thrice as the acting [[Chief Minister]] of the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], India. He was also finance minister under the governments of [[C. N. Annadurai]], [[M. Karunanidhi]], [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and [[J. Jayalalithaa]]. For his literary contributions, he was also known as "Navalar" or the eloquent.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kannan |first1=R |title=‘Navalar’ Nedunchezhiyan: The Dravidian leader who remained a follower till the end|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/navalar-nedunchezhiyan-dravidian-leader-who-remained-follower-till-end-128939 |access-date=10 February 2021 |work=The News Minute |date=18 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

==Life and career==
Nedunchezhiyan was born at [[Thirukannapuram]] on 11 July 1920. He was graduated with a master's degree and a doctorate in [[Tamil literature]] from [[Annamalai University]]. He became involved in politics while at the university and joined the [[Dravidar Kazhagam]] party in 1944. In 1949, he and [[C. N. Annadurai]] formed the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK), with the latter as leader and Nedunchezhiyan acting as deputy general secretary until 1955. He was general secretary between 1955 and 1961 and then chairman of the party's general council until 1969.<ref name="hindu2000"/>

He died of [[heart failure]] in hospital on 12 January 2000. He was married to Visalakshi, with whom he had a son.<ref name="hindu2000">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2000/01/13/stories/04132231.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504064440/http://www.hindu.com/2000/01/13/stories/04132231.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 May 2012 |title=Nedunchezhiyan dies of heart failure |date=13 January 2000 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=7 March 2013}}</ref>

==Legislative election history==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Result !! Seat !! Party
|-
| [[1962 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1962]] || Won || Triplicane || DMK
|-
| [[1967 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1967]] || Won || Triplicane || DMK
|-
| [[1971 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1971]] || Won || Triplicane|| DMK
|-
| [[1977 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1977]] || || ||
|-
| [[1980 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1980]] || Won || Thirunelveli || AIADMK
|-
| [[1984 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1984]] || Won || Athoor || AIADMK
|-
| [[1989 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1989]] || Lost || Mylapore || Independent
|-
| [[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1991]] || Won || Theni || AIADMK
|-
| [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1996]] || Lost{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} || Theni || AIADMK
|}

Nedunchezhiyan was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu]] in 1962 and in 1967 became a cabinet minister when the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] took power. He was briefly acting Chief Minister for the state following [[C. N. Annadurai]]'s death in 1969, taking the role until [[M. Karunanidhi]] was appointed. He then continued as a cabinet minister in the Karunanidhi cabinet until the DMK lost power in 1976.<ref name="hindu2000"/>

Together with [[Sathyavani Muthu]], Nedunchezhiyan left the DMK to form a new political party called the ''Makkal Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam'' but this did not last long. The party merged with the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK), which was by then in government, in 1978 and from 1980 Nedunchezhiyan was again a cabinet minister, this time under the leadership of AIADMK's [[M. G. Ramachandran]]. He held the position of Finance Minister from 1980 to 1987 and once again became acting Chief Minister in the latter year when Ramachandran died. He was a candidate in the subsequent leadership election but lost to Ramachandran's wife, [[Janaki Ramachandran]].<ref name="hindu2000"/>

Nedunchezhiyan briefly aligned himself with the [[J. Jayalalithaa]]-led group within the AIADMK but was expelled from the party in 1988 after disputes with its leaders. He stood in the 1989 state elections and later that year returned to the party fold after Jayalalithaa had successfully reunified it. He remained loyal to her thereafter and served as Finance Minister again between 1991 and 1996.<ref name="hindu2000"/>

He served as the acting chief minister of Tamil Nadu from 4 February 1969 to 9 February 1969, then for the second time from 16 November 1984 to 9 February 1985, and for the third and last time from 25 December 1987 to 6 January 1988.

== Position held ==
* From 1967 to 1969, he was the Minister of Education the Cabinet led by [[C. N. Annadurai]] of [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]].
* He served as the caretaker Chief Minister from February 3, 1969 to February 10, 1969, when [[C. N. Annadurai]] died
* From 1971 to 1975, he was the Minister of Education in the cabinet formed by [[Karunanidhi]].
* From 1977 to 1980, he was the Minister of Food in the cabinet formed by [[M. G. Ramachandran]].
* From 1980 to 1987, he was the Minister of Finance in the cabinet formed by [[M. G. Ramachandran]] whenever he form a cabinet.
* He served as the caretaker Chief Minister from February 3, 1969 to February 10, 1969 when [[C. N. Annadurai]] died.
* He served as the caretaker Chief Minister from December 24, 1987 to January 7, 1988, when [[M. G. Ramachandran]] died .
* From 1991 to 1996, he was the Minister of Finance in the cabinet formed by [[J. Jayalalithaa]].

==Books published==
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Name of the book with year of publication.
# பத்துப்பாட்டு ஆராய்ச்சி (1943)
# மறைந்த திராவிடம் (1948)
# மொழிப் போராட்டம் (1948)
# களஞ்சியம் (1948)
# கண்ணீரும் செந்நீரும் வளர்த்த கழகம் (1951)
# எழுச்சி முரசு
# புதிய பாதை
# வீரத் தமிழகம்
# பண்டைக் கிரேக்கம் (1953)
# ஜியார்டனோ புரூனோ (1953)
# சார்லஸ் பிராட்லா (1953)
# மதமும் மூடநம்பிக்கையும் (1955)
# புறநானூற்றுப் புதையல் (1961)
# தி.மு.க (1961)
# அண்ணாவோடு வாழ்ந்த அந்தச்சிறைவாசம் (1961)
# இதயம் பெரும் இன்பம் (1982)
# சிந்தனை மலர்கள் (1982)
# கலித்தொகை தரும் காதற் காட்சிகள்
# நற்றிணைக் காட்சிகள் (1982)
# சொல்லும் சுவையும் (குறுந்தொகை காட்சிகள்) (1985)
# பண்பாடு போற்றுவோம் (1985)
# நாவலர் நாட்டுக்கு அளித்த நல் அறிவிப்புகள் (1988)
# வடக்காலத்தூர் இராச கோபாலனார் வாழ்க்கை வரலாறு (1991)
# திருக்குறள் -நாவலர் தெளிவுரை (1991)
# புரட்சிக்கவிஞர் பாரதிதாசன் வாழ்க்கை வரலாறு (1994)
# சமூக நீதிப் போர் (1996)
# திராவிட இயக்க வரலாறு (முதல் பகுதி) (1996)
# ஜெயின் கமிசன் அறிக்கை - ஓர் ஆய்வு (1997)
# வாழ்வில் நான் கண்டதும் கேட்டதும் (2000)
# திருக்குறள் நாவலர் உரை (கையடக்கப் பதிப்பு) (2001)
# திருக்குறளில் உவமை நயம் (2004)

==References==

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* [http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/list/assemblies-overview.htm Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]

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