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	~~\| honorific-prefix =~~		\| name = P. Ramamurti
	\| name = P. Ramamurti		\| image = Michil j.png
	~~\| honorific-suffix =~~		\| order1 = Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Madurai]]
	\| image =		\| term_start1 = 1967
	~~\| imagesize~~ =		\| term_end1 = 1971
	\| order1 = Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Madurai]]		\| primeminister1 = [[Indira Gandhi]]
	\| term_start1 = 1967		\| predecessor1 = None
	\| term_end1 = 1971		\| birth_name = Panchapakesan Ramamurthi
	~~\| monarch1 =~~		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1908\|9\|20}}
	\| primeminister1 = [[Indira Gandhi]]		\| birth_place = [[Chennai, Tamil Nadu]], [[British India]]
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	~~\| successor1 =~~		\| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
	\| birth_name = Panchapakesan Ramamurthi		\| profession = Politician, Marxist intellectual, trade unionist
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1908\|9\|20}}		\| spouse = Ambal Ramamurti
	\| birth_place = [[Chennai]], ~~[[Tamilnadu~~]], [[British India]]
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	~~\| death_place =~~
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	\| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
	~~\| alma_mater =~~
	\| profession = Politician, Marxist intellectual, ~~Trade Unionist~~
	\| spouse = Ambal Ramamurti
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	'''P. Ramamurti''' (20 September 1908 – 15 December 1987) was an ~~[[India]]n~~ politician and a [[politburo]] member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].		'''P. Ramamurti''' (20 September 1908 – 15 December 1987) was an Indian politician and a [[politburo]] member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].

	Ramamurti was born in [[Chennai]] to Panchapakesan, a [[Sanskrit]] scholar. He obtained his education from [[The Hindu Higher Secondary School\|Hindu High School]], [[Presidency College, Chennai\|Presidency College]], [[Madras]] and the [[Banaras Hindu University]]. He joined the [[Congress Socialist Party]] (CSP) during the [[Indian independence movement]]. In 1927, he was involved in the protests against the [[Simon Commission]]. Like many other members of the CSP in South India he then joined the [[Communist Party of India]], and was one of the founding members of the party in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="pd"/> He became the Secretary of CSP in Tamil Nadu and was a member of the [[All India Congress Committee]].<ref name="e">Sud, S. P. Singh, and Ajit Singh Sud. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=ATs0AAAAIAAJ Indian Elections and Legislators]''. Ludhiana: All India Publications, 1953. p. 215</ref> In 1936 he began organising [[trade union]]s.<ref name="pd"/> Ramamurti was elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly in [[1952 Madras State legislative assembly election\|1952]] from the Madurai North Constituency. At the time he was in jail. In total P. Ramamurti spent eight years in jail and five years underground.<ref name="pd"/> Ramamurti was affectionately referred to as PR within the party and the larger Indian Left. He was the first Leader of the Opposition of the Madras State in 1952 in a House of 375. This was before the First States Re-organisation in 1956, which led to the creation of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. This election returned a fractured mandate, without any party gaining a simple majority. The Communist-led coalition formed the largest block and staked claim to form the government. But C. Rajagopalachari, India's first Governor General after Independence who was also from Madras, came out of retirement and convinced the then Madras Governor [[Sri Prakasa]] to invite him to form a Congress government in the state. The decision was highly criticized and was viewed as the Indian National Congress' machinations to defeat a popular government led by Communists. Rajagopalachari was not an elected member of the assembly as he had not participated in the polls.<sup>[[Sri Prakasa\|[6][7][8][9]]]</sup> Rajagopalachari requested Prakasa to nominate him to the assembly thereby foregoing the usual process of election by the members of the assembly. Ramamurti opposed this by way of a petition in the Madras High Court seeking to annul Rajagoplachari's nomination. Ramamurti's daughter R. Vaigai [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/a-daughter-remembers-p-ramamurti/article1341757.ece writes] about this during the end of a year-long celebration of his birth centenary in 2008 in The Hindu.		Ramamurti was born in [[Chennai]] to Panchapakesan, a [[Sanskrit]] scholar. He obtained his education from [[The Hindu Higher Secondary School\|Hindu High School]], [[Presidency College, Chennai\|Presidency College]], [[Madras]] and the [[Banaras Hindu University]]. He joined the [[Congress Socialist Party]] (CSP) during the [[Indian independence movement]]. In 1927, he was involved in the protests against the [[Simon Commission]]. Like many other members of the CSP in South India he then joined the [[Communist Party of India]], and was one of the founding members of the party in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="pd"/> He became the Secretary of CSP in Tamil Nadu and was a member of the [[All India Congress Committee]].<ref name="e">Sud, S. P. Singh, and Ajit Singh Sud. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=ATs0AAAAIAAJ Indian Elections and Legislators]''. Ludhiana: All India Publications, 1953. p. 215</ref> In 1936 he began organising [[trade union]]s.<ref name="pd"/> Ramamurti was elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly in [[1952 Madras State legislative assembly election\|1952]] from the Madurai North Constituency. At the time he was in jail. In total P. Ramamurti spent eight years in jail and five years underground.<ref name="pd"/> Ramamurti was affectionately referred to as PR within the party and the larger Indian Left. He was the first Leader of the Opposition of the Madras State in 1952 in a House of 375. This was before the First States Re-organisation in 1956, which led to the creation of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. This election returned a fractured mandate, without any party gaining a simple majority. The Communist-led coalition formed the largest block and staked claim to form the government. But C. Rajagopalachari, India's first Governor General after Independence who was also from Madras, came out of retirement and convinced the then Madras Governor [[Sri Prakasa]] to invite him to form a Congress government in the state. The decision was highly criticized and was viewed as the Indian National Congress' machinations to defeat a popular government led by Communists. Rajagopalachari was not an elected member of the assembly as he had not participated in the polls.<sup>[[Sri Prakasa\|[6][7][8][9]]]</sup> Rajagopalachari requested Prakasa to nominate him to the assembly thereby foregoing the usual process of election by the members of the assembly. Ramamurti opposed this by way of a petition in the Madras High Court seeking to annul Rajagoplachari's nomination. Ramamurti's daughter R. Vaigai [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/a-daughter-remembers-p-ramamurti/article1341757.ece writes] about this during the end of a year-long celebration of his birth centenary in 2008 in The Hindu.

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2021}}

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| name = P. Ramamurti
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| order1 = Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madurai]]
| term_start1 = 1967
| term_end1 = 1971
| monarch1 =
| primeminister1 = [[Indira Gandhi]]
| predecessor1 = None
| successor1 =
| birth_name = Panchapakesan Ramamurthi
| birth_date = {{birth date|1908|9|20}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamilnadu]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1987|12|15|1908|9|20}}
| death_place =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| alma_mater =
| profession = Politician, Marxist intellectual, Trade Unionist
| spouse = Ambal Ramamurti
}}

'''P. Ramamurti''' (20 September 1908 – 15 December 1987) was an [[India]]n politician and a [[politburo]] member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].

Ramamurti was born in [[Chennai]] to Panchapakesan, a [[Sanskrit]] scholar. He obtained his education from [[The Hindu Higher Secondary School|Hindu High School]], [[Presidency College, Chennai|Presidency College]], [[Madras]] and the [[Banaras Hindu University]]. He joined the [[Congress Socialist Party]] (CSP) during the [[Indian independence movement]]. In 1927, he was involved in the protests against the [[Simon Commission]]. Like many other members of the CSP in South India he then joined the [[Communist Party of India]], and was one of the founding members of the party in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="pd"/> He became the Secretary of CSP in Tamil Nadu and was a member of the [[All India Congress Committee]].<ref name="e">Sud, S. P. Singh, and Ajit Singh Sud. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=ATs0AAAAIAAJ Indian Elections and Legislators]''. Ludhiana: All India Publications, 1953. p. 215</ref> In 1936 he began organising [[trade union]]s.<ref name="pd"/> Ramamurti was elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly in [[1952 Madras State legislative assembly election|1952]] from the Madurai North Constituency. At the time he was in jail. In total P. Ramamurti spent eight years in jail and five years underground.<ref name="pd"/> Ramamurti was affectionately referred to as PR within the party and the larger Indian Left. He was the first Leader of the Opposition of the Madras State in 1952 in a House of 375. This was before the First States Re-organisation in 1956, which led to the creation of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. This election returned a fractured mandate, without any party gaining a simple majority. The Communist-led coalition formed the largest block and staked claim to form the government. But C. Rajagopalachari, India's first Governor General after Independence who was also from Madras, came out of retirement and convinced the then Madras Governor [[Sri Prakasa]] to invite him to form a Congress government in the state. The decision was highly criticized and was viewed as the Indian National Congress' machinations to defeat a popular government led by Communists. Rajagopalachari was not an elected member of the assembly as he had not participated in the polls.<sup>[[Sri Prakasa|[6][7][8][9]]]</sup> Rajagopalachari requested Prakasa to nominate him to the assembly thereby foregoing the usual process of election by the members of the assembly. Ramamurti opposed this by way of a petition in the Madras High Court seeking to annul Rajagoplachari's nomination. Ramamurti's daughter R. Vaigai [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/a-daughter-remembers-p-ramamurti/article1341757.ece writes] about this during the end of a year-long celebration of his birth centenary in 2008 in The Hindu.

In 1953, at the 3rd CPI party congress, he was elected to the [[Central Committee]] and the politburo of the party. In 1964 he was part of the faction in the party leadership that formed the CPI(M).<ref name="pd">{{Cite web |url=http://pd.cpim.org/2007/0923/09232007_prakash.htm |title=An Exceptional Leader |access-date=23 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005114142/http://pd.cpim.org/2007/0923/09232007_prakash.htm |archive-date=5 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1967 he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madurai constituency]].<ref>[http://www.eci.gov.in/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf TitlePage-VolI_LS99.PDF]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 1970 he became the first general secretary of the [[Centre of Indian Trade Unions]].<ref>[http://www.citucentre.org/org_structure/conference.html CITU > Organisational Structure > Conference] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509074704/http://www.citucentre.org/org_structure/conference.html |date=9 May 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pd.cpim.org/2008/0928_pd/09282008_14.htm |title=Birth Centenary Homage To Comrade P Ramamurthy |access-date=20 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619100830/http://pd.cpim.org/2008/0928_pd/09282008_14.htm |archive-date=19 June 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 20 September 2007 CPI(M) general secretary [[Prakash Karat]] unveiled a bronze statue of P. Ramamurti in [[Madurai]], marking the beginning of the centenary anniversary celebrations of P. Ramamurti.<ref>[http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?rep=2&aid=395696&sid=REG&sname= Zee News - Statue of P Ramamurthy inaugurated in TN]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf 1951/52 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410001656/http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf |date=10 April 2009 }}</ref>

==Bibliography==
*''For whom the BHEL tolls?'', published in 1979

==References==
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[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Trade unionists from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Indian independence activists from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Presidency College, Chennai alumni]]
[[Category:4th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Politicians from Madurai]]