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[[Diwan Bahadur]] '''O. Thanikachalam Chetti''' (December 1874 – 21 July 1929) was an Indian lawyer and politician who is considered to be one of the pioneers of the [[Dravidian Movement]].<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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Thanikachalam Chetti was born in December 1874 and educated at the [[Madras Christian College]] and [[Madras Law College]]. He worked as a lawyer with the Short, Bewes & Co Short, Bewes and Co later became Bewes and Thanikachalam, one of the first Indo-British collaborations. Thanikachalam Chetti participated in the early sessions of the [[Justice Party (India)|Justice Party]] and was responsible for drafting the resolutions in the [[Madras Legislative Council]] which eventually became the Communal G. O. of 1928.<br />
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== B & C Mills Strike of 1921 ==<br />
{{Main|1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills Strike}}<br />
In 1921, there was a major strike by the factory workers at the Buckingham and Carnatic (B & C) Mills in Madras. When [[Dalit]] workers in the factory called off the strike and tried to negotiate with the police, the strike took a communal turn. Thanikachalam Chetti and the [[Raja of Panagal]] took the side of caste Hindu workers and strongly criticized the actions of the Dalit workers and police.<ref name="calcuttahistoryp101">{{cite book|title=The Calcutta Historical Journal|pages=101|publisher=University of Calcutta|year=2004}}</ref><br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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* {{cite news|title=A Street name unchanged|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/12/22/stories/2008122250770500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103185248/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/12/22/stories/2008122250770500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2012|author=S. Muthiah|author-link=S. Muthiah|date=20 December 2008}}<br />
* {{cite news|title=The Thanikachalams and T. Nagar|url=http://sify.com/news/the-thanikachalams-and-t-nagar-news-national-jitrejefbhi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725033226/http://sify.com/news/the-thanikachalams-and-t-nagar-news-national-jitrejefbhi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 July 2010|work=[[Sify.com]]|date=19 August 2009}}<br />
* {{cite book | title=Madras Rediscovered| last=Muthiah| first=S.| year=2004| author-link=S. Muthiah| publisher=East West Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd| isbn=81-88661-24-4}}<br />
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