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{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = 'Best' S.Ramasamy
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| birth_date ={{birth date and age|df=yes|1946|3|8}}
| birth_place = [[Tirupur]]
| residence = [[Tirupur]]
| qualification = B.A
| languages = [[Tamil langage|Tamil]], [[English language|English]] and [[Hindi]]
| occupation = [[Politician]], [[Entrepreneur]]
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| office = President, [[Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam]]
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| party = [[Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam|KMK]]
| religion = [[Hinduism]]
| spouse = R. Lakshmi
| children =
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110114192016/http://www.knmkparty.org/ knmkparty.org]
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"'''Best'''" '''S.''' '''Ramasamy''' is a [[politician]] and [[entrepreneur]] from the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He is the [[President (corporate title)|president]] of the [[Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam]] party (KMK). He is also the chairman of well known "Best Group" - a group of apparel and textile related companies in the city of [[Tirupur]].<ref name="hindu1">{{cite news | last=Prasad | first=K. V. | title= Looking to create a Kongu stronghold | date=8 May 2009| url =http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/08/stories/2009050854060500.htm| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110128083551/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/08/stories/2009050854060500.htm| url-status =dead| archive-date =28 January 2011| work =[[The Hindu]]| access-date = 2010-01-28 | location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref name="bs1">{{cite news | last=Ramasamy| first=S | title=Cong, DMK, DMDK candidates figure among top "crorepatis" | date=2 May 2009| url =http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/crackdowncriminals-headline-in-32pt-in-2-col/60202/on| work =[[Business Standard]]| access-date = 2010-01-28}}</ref><ref name="hindu2">{{cite news | title= If neglect continues we will demand separate state: KMK | date=2 May 2009| url =http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/02/stories/2009050257780500.htm| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090506085414/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/02/stories/2009050257780500.htm| url-status =dead| archive-date =6 May 2009| work =[[The Hindu]]| access-date = 2010-01-28 | location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref name="express1">{{cite news | last=Unny| first= E. P.| title= Meet 'Best' Ramasamy from Tirupur, Tamil Nadu's new political entrepreneur | date=7 May 2009| url =http://www.indianexpress.com/news/meet-best-ramasamy-from-tirupur-tamil-nadus-new-political-entrepreneur/455683/0| work =[[Indian Express]]| access-date = 2010-01-28}}</ref><ref name="eci">{{cite news| title=Declaration of assets by candidates for Pollachi Constituency| url=http://www.elections.tn.nic.in/ECI/Affidavits/S22/GE/21/BEST%20S.RAMASAMY.pdf| work=Election Commission of India| access-date=2010-01-28| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721174930/http://www.elections.tn.nic.in/ECI/Affidavits/S22/GE/21/BEST%20S.RAMASAMY.pdf| archive-date=2011-07-21}}</ref>

==Early life==
Born into a small agricultural family in a place near [[Tirupur]], Best Ramasamy struggled during his early stages after he lost his father at the age of 7. Due to difficulty in the cultivation of his dry agricultural lands, at the age of 12, he moved into [[Tirupur]] in search of employment. and joined as a worker in a small garment factory.

He holds B.A in Economics and in History and is fluent in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[English language|English]] and [[Hindi]].<ref name="konguperavai.com">{{cite web|url=http://konguperavai.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-12-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129235409/http://konguperavai.com/ |archive-date=2011-01-29 }}</ref>

==As Entrepreneur==
From the age of 12 to 18, he worked as an employee in a small garment factory in [[Tirupur]]. Bitten by his entrepreneurial zeal, at the age of 19, he started a shop to sell firewood. From nearby villages, people gathered firewood and brought to his shop. He would break them into small sizes and sold it to factories and houses.

During middle of 1960's, [[Tirupur]] was witnessing a tremendous growth in garment industry. So, at the age of 20 in 1966, with an initial investment of Rs.10,000, he started his own garment factory in the name of 'Best Knitting Company'. Later he travelled extensively to various foreign countries and established his company as one of the most successful industry in [[Tirupur]]. Currently, he has consolidated his companies under the name 'Best Corporation Pvt Ltd' and leads it as its Chairman.

Today, companies under Best Group employs more than 5000 people in and around [[Tirupur]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/meet-best-ramasamy-from-tirupur-tamil-nad/455683 | title=Meet 'Best' Ramasamy from Tirupur, Tamil Nadu's new political entrepreneur|first=E P|last=Unny|date=7 May 2009|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=28 October 2019}}</ref>

==Political career==
Starting from the year 1978, he worked in various Kongu Organisations although his main contribution to [[Kongu Nadu|Kongu]] people started in the year 1988 as one of the founders of Kongu Vellala Goundergal Peravai. Later he became president in the year 2007. He was declared as the president of "Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam" when the party was launched in 2009 at Coimbatore.<ref name="konguperavai.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dinamalar.com/Political_detail.asp?news_id=7103|title = Latest Tamilnadu, Indian Political News, Headlines, Information Online}}</ref>

He contested in 2009 Lok Sabha elections as a [[Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam|KMK]] candidate in Pollachi Constituency and came third securing over one lakh (1,03,004) votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-04-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811090059/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-11 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam]]
* [[E.R.Easwaran]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110114192016/http://www.knmkparty.org/ Official Website of KMK Party]

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