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			{{Short description\|Indian politician (1908-1997)}}
			{{Indian patronymic\|Subbaiah\|Rama}}
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	\| office = Member of [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council]]		\| office = Member of [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council]]
	\| term_start = 20 April 1972		\| term_start = 20 April 1972
	\| term_end = 19 April 1978		\| term_end = 19 April 1978
	\| name = Rama.Subbaiah		\| name = Rama Subbaiah
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	\| children = Lenin (1934-38/39)<br />[[S. P. Muthuraman]] (1935-)<br />Kanagalakshmi (1936-)<br />Selvamani (1939-)<br />Indhira (1942-74)<br />Swaminathan (1946-)<br />[[Suba Veerapandian]] (1952-)		\| children = Lenin (1934-38/39)<br />[[S. P. Muthuraman]] (1935-)<br />Kanagalakshmi (1936-)<br />Selvamani (1939-)<br />Indhira (1942-74)<br />Swaminathan (1946-)<br />[[Suba Veerapandian]] (1952-)
	\| parents = Pazhaniyappan {{small\|(father)}}		\| parents = Pazhaniyappan {{small\|(father)}}
			\| 1blankname = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council#Presiding Officers\|Chairmen]]
			\| 1namedata = [[C. P. Chitrarasu]] (1970-76)<br/>[[M. P. Sivagnanam]] (1976-86)
	}}		}}
	'''Karaikudi Rama Subbaiah''' (14 November 1908 - 21 May 1997) was an Indian politician and a forerunner of the [[Dravidian movement]]. He served as a member of the erstwhile [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council]] from 1972 to 1978.		'''Karaikudi Rama Subbaiah''' (14 November 1908 - 21 May 1997) was an Indian politician and a forerunner of the [[Dravidian movement]]. He served as a member of the erstwhile [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council]] from 1972 to 1978.<ref>{{Citation \|title=1976 வரை எம்.ஜி.ஆரின் தீவிர ரசிகனாக இருந்தேன் - Suba Veerapandian {{!}} Part - 1 {{!}} CWC Social Talks \| date=19 December 2023 \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XN9VZMt6QU \|access-date=2023-12-26 \|language=en}}</ref>

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Subbaiah was born on 14 November 1908 in a [[Nattukottai Nagarathar]] family in [[Arimalam]] (in [[Pudukkottai district]]). Despite his family's religiousness, he was attracted by the [[Rationalism\|rationalist]] thoughts of [[Periyar\|"Periyar" E.V. Ramasamy]], to whom he got introduced during ~~1924-25~~.<ref name=":0">{{Citation\|title=சமதர்மம் சுப்பையா - காரைக்குடி இராம.சுப்பையா நினைவலைகள் / எழுத்தும் குரலும் இரா. உமா\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK5plbh9gGo\|language=en\|access-date=2021-10-26}}</ref>		Subbaiah was born on 14 November 1908 in a [[Nattukottai Nagarathar]] family in [[Arimalam]] (in [[Pudukkottai district]]). Despite his family's religiousness, he was attracted by the [[Rationalism\|rationalist]] thoughts of [[Periyar\|"Periyar" E.V. Ramasamy]], to whom he got introduced during 1924–25.<ref name=":0">{{Citation\|title=சமதர்மம் சுப்பையா - காரைக்குடி இராம.சுப்பையா நினைவலைகள் / எழுத்தும் குரலும் இரா. உமா\| date=21 May 2019 \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK5plbh9gGo\|language=en\|access-date=2021-10-26}}</ref>

	== Politics ==		== Politics ==
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	In 1932, amidst much opposition, Subbaiah conducted "[[Ramanathapuram district]]'s "Self-Respect Movement Conference" in Karaikudi.<ref name=":0" />		In 1932, amidst much opposition, Subbaiah conducted "[[Ramanathapuram district]]'s "Self-Respect Movement Conference" in Karaikudi.<ref name=":0" />

	During the [[Anti-Hindi ~~agitations of Tamil Nadu#Agitation~~ of 1937–40\|1937-40 Anti-Hindi agitation]], Subbaiah mobilized hundreds of people into participating, though he himself did not partake (Periyar advised him not to get arrested but to strengthen the agitations as an outside participant).<ref name=":0" />		During the [[Anti-Hindi agitation of 1937–40\|1937-40 Anti-Hindi agitation]], Subbaiah mobilized hundreds of people into participating, though he himself did not partake (Periyar advised him not to get arrested but to strengthen the agitations as an outside participant).<ref name=":0" />

	On 27 December 1938, the Self-Respect movement held the [[Madras ~~State~~]]'s fourth "Tamils Conference", during which 28 people got elected as members of the organisation's state working committee. Subbaiah was one of them, along with two others from Ramanathapuram - namely M. Kasi Viswanatham and [[W. P. A. Soundarapandian Nadar\|W. P. A. Soundarapandian]].<ref name=":0" />		On 27 December 1938, the Self-Respect movement held the [[Madras province\|Madras Province]]'s fourth "Tamils Conference", during which 28 people got elected as members of the organisation's state working committee. Subbaiah was one of them, along with two others from Ramanathapuram - namely M. Kasi Viswanatham and [[W. P. A. Soundarapandian Nadar\|W. P. A. Soundarapandian]].<ref name=":0" />

	=== Dravidar Kazhagam (1944-49) ===		=== Dravidar Kazhagam (1944-49) ===
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	=== Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1949-97) ===		=== Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1949-97) ===
	Subbaiah left the DK in 1949 along with [[C.N. Annadurai]] as the latter had differences with Periyar. Subbaiah joined Annadurai's new party [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK). He then gained the friendship [[M. Karunanidhi]], then a second rung leader in the party. Karunanidhi introduced poet [[Kannadasan]] to Subbaiah.<ref name=":0" />		Subbaiah left the DK in 1949 along with [[C.N. Annadurai]] as the latter had differences with Periyar. Subbaiah joined Annadurai's new party [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK). He then gained the friendship of [[M. Karunanidhi]], then a second rung leader in the party. Karunanidhi introduced poet [[Kannadasan]] to Subbaiah.<ref name=":0" />

	Subbaiah also played an important role in drawing many youth to the DMK in the Karaikudi region. Those mentored by him include [[R. M. Veerappan]] (later founder of [[MGR Kazhagam]]) and poet Sami Palaniappan (Tamil lyricist [[Palani Bharathi]]'s father).<ref name=":0" />		Subbaiah also played an important role in drawing many youth to the DMK in the Karaikudi region. Those mentored by him include [[R. M. Veerappan]] (later founder of [[MGR Kazhagam]]) and poet Sami Palaniappan (Tamil lyricist [[Palani Bharathi]]'s father).<ref name=":0" />
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	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	Subbaiah married Visalatchi, who was also a member of the Self Respect Movement since 1930. They had seven children. Owing to his interest in socialist ideals, Subbaiah named his eldest child (b. 17 January 1934) after [[Lenin]]. The boy died of fever when he was just four or five years old. Indhira (Subbaiah's daughter; b. September 1942) too died early aged 32, leaving behind two sons.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bs_yILhtmrAC\|title=Bs_yILhtmrAC}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":2" /> Visalatchi died on 19 September 1987 due to chronic [[diabetes]].<ref>{{Citation \|title=பேராசிரியர் சுப.வீரபாண்டியன் \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME1gH8SHfng \|access-date=2023-03-18 \|language=en}}</ref>		Subbaiah married Visalatchi, who was also a member of the Self Respect Movement since 1930. They had seven children. Owing to his interest in socialist ideals, Subbaiah named his eldest child (b. 17 January 1934) after [[Lenin]]. The boy died of fever when he was just four or five years old. Indhira (Subbaiah's daughter; b. September 1942) too died early aged 32, leaving behind two sons.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bs_yILhtmrAC\|title=Bs_yILhtmrAC}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":2" /> Visalatchi died on 19 September 1987 due to chronic [[diabetes]].<ref>{{Citation \|title=பேராசிரியர் சுப.வீரபாண்டியன் \| date=11 March 2023 \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME1gH8SHfng \|access-date=2023-03-18 \|language=en}}</ref> Selvamani (b.1939), one of Subbaiah's sons, died sometime between 2015 and 2024.<ref>{{Cite AV media \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=yYan2-2o9ssVdcvW&v=pFyCqYX-hio&feature=youtu.be \|title=Suba Veerapandian Interview {{!}} MGR, கலைஞரின் மறுபக்கம்.. உடைத்த சுபவீ {{!}} Subavee {{!}} Naan {{!}} The Debate \|date=2024-12-23 \|last=The Debate \|access-date=2024-12-24 \|via=YouTube}}</ref>

	As of ~~2015~~, ~~five~~ children of Subbaiah were alive~~. They are~~: Tamil film director [[S. P. Muthuraman]] (b.1935), Kanagalaksmi (b. December 1936~~), Selvamani (b.1939~~), Swaminathan (b.1946) and Dravidian ideologue [[Suba Veerapandian]] aka '''Subavee'''.(b.1952).<ref name=":2" />		As of 2025, four children of Subbaiah were alive: Tamil film director [[S. P. Muthuraman]] (b.1935), Kanagalaksmi (b. December 1936), Swaminathan (b.1946) and Dravidian ideologue [[Suba Veerapandian]] aka '''Subavee'''.(b.1952).<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite AV media \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRNHmp2RsFA \|title=பெரியார் பெருந்தொண்டர் காரைக்குடி இராம.சுப்பையா 118-ஆவது பிறந்த நாள் விழா {{!}} #udhayanidhistalin \|language=en \|access-date=2025-11-16 \|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

	== Death ==		== Death ==
	Subbaiah died on 21 May 1997.<ref name=":0" /> His body was first garlanded by the then Chief Minister Karunanidhi as per the former's wish. Later, the body was cremated without any orthodox Hindu rituals as per Subavee's suggestions. As a defiance of customs, women too participated in the funeral. Advocate and Dravidian ideologue Arulmozhi delivered the condolence speech.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|last=Shankar\|date=2015-04-02\|title=என்றும் ஒரே எஸ்பி.எம்!\|url=https://tamil.oneindia.com/art-culture/essays/subha-veerapandian/spm-80-subavee-specioal-article-223907.html\|access-date=2021-10-26\|website=tamil.oneindia.com\|language=ta}}</ref>		Subbaiah died at 17:00 [[Indian Standard Time\|IST]] on 21 May 1997.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" /> His body was first garlanded by the then Chief Minister Karunanidhi as per the former's wish. Later, the body was cremated without any orthodox Hindu rituals as per Subavee's suggestions. As a defiance of customs, women too participated in the funeral. Advocate and Dravidian ideologue Arulmozhi delivered the condolence speech.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|last=Shankar\|date=2015-04-02\|title=என்றும் ஒரே எஸ்பி.எம்!\|url=https://tamil.oneindia.com/art-culture/essays/subha-veerapandian/spm-80-subavee-specioal-article-223907.html\|access-date=2021-10-26\|website=tamil.oneindia.com\|language=ta}}</ref> Tamil scholar [[Su. Chellappan\|"Silamboli" Su. Chellappan]] was present among the mourners.<ref>{{Citation \|title=ஸ்ரீரங்கம் கோயிலில் எனக்கு ஏற்பட்ட வித்தியாசமான அனுபவம் - Suba Veerapandian {{!}} Part - 2 \| date=20 December 2023 \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDccgKvi4SU \|access-date=2023-12-26 \|language=en}}</ref>

	== Legacy ==		== Legacy ==
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	Karunanidhi held the birth centenary celebration of Subbaiah on 10 May 2008, during his fifth term as Chief Minister.<ref name=":0" />		Karunanidhi held the birth centenary celebration of Subbaiah on 10 May 2008, during his fifth term as Chief Minister.<ref name=":0" /> The event was held at [[Kalaivanar Arangam]] in Chennai.<ref>{{Citation \|title=எம்.ஆர்.ராதாவுக்கு உரிய அங்கீகாரத்தை தி.க வோ தி.மு க வோ வழங்காதது ஏன் - Suba Veerapandian {{!}} Part - 4 \| date=22 December 2023 \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0ORkTpG20s \|access-date=2023-12-26 \|language=en}}</ref>

	In a statement dated 8 September 2021, Dravidar Kazhagam president [[K.Veeramani]] requested Chief Minister [[M.K.Stalin]] to name a proposed college in Karaikudi after Subbaiah.<ref name=":1" />		In a statement dated 8 September 2021, Dravidar Kazhagam president [[K.Veeramani]] requested Chief Minister [[M.K.Stalin]] to name a proposed college in Karaikudi after Subbaiah.<ref name=":1" />

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| office = Member of [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council]]
| term_start = 20 April 1972
| term_end = 19 April 1978
| name = Rama.Subbaiah
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1908|11|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Arimalam]], [[Pudukkottai State]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] (now in [[Pudukkottai district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]])
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| death_place = [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
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| occupation = Social activist Politician
| party = [[Image:Flag DMK.svg|24px]] [[Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam]] (1949-1997; his death)
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| spouse = {{marriage|Visalatchi |1933|1987|end={{abbr|d.|died}}}}
| children = Lenin (1934-38/39) [[ S. P. Muthuraman]] (1935-) Kanagalakshmi (1936-) Selvamani (1939-) Indhira (1942-74) Swaminathan (1946-) [[Suba Veerapandian]] (1952-)
| parents = Pazhaniyappan {{small|(father)}}
}}
'''Karaikudi Rama Subbaiah''' (14 November 1908 - 21 May 1997) was an Indian [[Tamils|Tamil]] [[Politics of Tamil Nadu|politician]] and a forerunner of the [[Dravidian movement]]. He served as a member of the erstwhile [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council]] from 1972 to 1978.

== Early life ==
Subbaiah was born on 14 November 1908 in a [[Nattukottai Nagarathar]] family in [[Arimalam]] (in [[Pudukkottai district]]). Despite his family's religiousness, he was attracted by the [[Rationalism|rationalist]] thoughts of [[Periyar|"Periyar" E.V. Ramasamy]], to whom he got introduced during 1924-25.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|title=சமதர்மம் சுப்பையா - காரைக்குடி இராம.சுப்பையா நினைவலைகள் / எழுத்தும் குரலும் இரா. உமா|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK5plbh9gGo|language=en|access-date=2021-10-26}}</ref>

== Politics ==

=== Self-Respect Movement (1930-44) ===
Subbaiah joined the [[Self-Respect Movement]] in 1930 and was instrumental in developing the movement in [[Karaikudi]] region. He became a close confidant of Tamil poet [[Bharathidasan]], who had joined the Self-Respect movement the same time as he did. Others who were close to Subbaiah's family included [[Kunjitham Gurusamy]], [[Pattukkottai Alagiri]], [[N. D. Sundaravadivelu]], [[Moovalur Ramamirtham]] and [[Poovalur Ponnambalanar]].<ref name=":0" />

In the 1930s Subbaiah successfully conducted "[[Adi Dravida|Adi Dravidar]] Welfare Conference". He also gained the friendship of [[Communism|communist]] icons like [[Malayapuram Singaravelu|M. Singaravelu]], [[P. Jeevanandham]] and [[P. Ramamurthi]]. In 1935, Singaravelu suggested that Subbaiah name his house as "சமதர்ம விலாஸ்" (translit. "''camatarma vilās''"; meaning "[[Socialism|Socialist]] Villa"),<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=தமிழ்நாடு முதலமைச்சர் சமூகநீதிக்கான சரித்திர நாயகரின் மேலான பரிசீலனைக்கு!|url=https://www.viduthalai.page/2021/09/blog-post_157.html|access-date=2021-10-26}}</ref> and even provided a marble plaque with the name etched on it. From that point, some of Subbaiah's friends called him as "Samadharmam Subbaiah".<ref name=":0" />

In 1932, amidst much opposition, Subbaiah conducted "[[Ramanathapuram district]]'s "Self-Respect Movement Conference" in Karaikudi. <ref name=":0" />

During the [[Anti-Hindi agitations of Tamil Nadu#Agitation of 1937–40|1937-40 Anti-Hindi agitation]], Subbaiah mobilized hundreds of people into participating, though he himself did not partake (Periyar advised him not to get arrested but to strengthen the agitations as an outside participant).<ref name=":0" />

On 27 December 1938, the Self-Respect movement held the [[Madras State]]'s fourth "Tamils Conference", during which 28 people got elected as members of the organisation's state working committee. Subbaiah was one of them, along with two others from Ramanathapuram - namely M. Kasi Viswanatham and [[W. P. A. Soundarapandian Nadar|W. P. A. Soundarapandian]].<ref name=":0" />

=== Dravidar Kazhagam (1944-49) ===
Subbaiah stayed with the Self-Respect movement as it metamorphosed into the [[Dravidar Kazhagam]] (DK) on 27 August 1944. The DK held its first state conference (called "Blackshirt Conference") in [[Madurai]] during 11-12 May 1946.<ref>{{Cite web|last=மா.செங்குட்டுவன்|first=கவிக்கொண்டல்|title=திராவிட இயக்க வரலாற்றில் கருஞ்சட்டைப் படை|url=https://keetru.com/index.php/2016-10-05-08-08-14/nimirvom-jan19/36546-2019-01-28-10-01-44|access-date=2021-11-11|website=keetru.com|language=ta-in}}</ref> On 12 May, some miscreants set fire to the conference [[Shamiana|''pandal'']] set up in the sandy banks of [[Vaigai River]], as part of a few other violent incidents (which the DK later claimed happened at the behest of [[A. Vaidyanatha Iyer]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=இயக்கத்தில் கட்டுப்பாடான ஒற்றுமையையும் கூட்டுப் பொறுப்பையும் உண்டாக்க வேண்டியது மிகவும் அவசியம்|url=https://www.viduthalai.page/2020/07/ujHmSr.html|access-date=2021-11-11}}</ref>). Following the chaos, Subbaiah, [[K. Anbazhagan]] and a few other participants fled Madurai. After crossing [[Manamadurai]] and [[Thirukoshtiyur]], they reached Karaikudi. On 14 May, Subbaiah arranged a meeting in a village near Karaikudi. There too, some unidentified people pelted stones.<ref name=":3" />

=== Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1949-97) ===
Subbaiah left the DK in 1949 along with [[C.N. Annadurai]] as the latter had differences with Periyar. Subbaiah joined Annadurai's new party [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK). He then gained the friendship [[M. Karunanidhi]], then a second rung leader in the party. Karunanidhi introduced poet [[Kannadasan]] to Subbaiah.<ref name=":0" />

Subbaiah also played an important role in drawing many youth to the DMK in the Karaikudi region. Those mentored by him include [[R. M. Veerappan]] (later founder of [[MGR Kazhagam]]) and poet Sami Palaniappan (Kollywood lyricist [[Palani Bharathi]]'s father).<ref name=":0" />

In 1953, Subbaiah became involved in the protests against the [[Chief Ministership of C. Rajagopalachari|Rajagopalachari government's]] [[Modified Scheme of Elementary education 1953|Modified Scheme of Elementary education]], a short-lived initiative that gained notoriety as the "Kula kalvi thittam (Hereditary/Caste Education Scheme)". Around the same time, he led the second batch of protesters [[Kallakudi demonstration|against the renaming of Kallakudi as Dalmiapuram]], the first and third batch being led by Karunanidhi and Kannadasan respectively. He was arrested and sentenced to three months of imprisonment at [[Tiruchirappalli Central Prison]]. Karunanidhi was among his prison-mates. After release, Subbaiah became a member of the DMK's general council. In the [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1957 Madras Assembly election]], he unsuccessfully contested against [[M. A. Muthiah Chettiar]] (of the [[Indian National Congress|INC]]) in [[Karaikudi (state assembly constituency)|Karaikudi constituency]].<ref name=":0" />

On 20 April 1972, Subbaiah was appointed by Karunanidhi (then [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]) as a member of [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council]] (MLC). He served in that position till 19 April 1978.<ref name=":0" />

== Personal life ==
Subbaiah married Visalatchi (d.19 September 1987), who was also a member of the Self Respect Movement since 1930. They had seven children. Owing to his interest in socialist ideals, Subbaiah named his eldest child (b. 17 January 1934) after [[Lenin]]. The boy died of fever when he was just four or five years old. Indhira (Subbaiah's daughter; b. September 1942) too died early aged 32, leaving behind two sons. <ref name=":3">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bs_yILhtmrAC|title=Bs_yILhtmrAC}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":2" />

As of 2015, five children of Subbaiah were alive. They are: Tamil film director [[S. P. Muthuraman]] (b.1935), Kanagalaksmi (b. December 1936), Selvamani (b.1939), Swaminathan (b.1946) and Dravidian ideologue [[Suba Veerapandian]] aka '''Subavee'''.(b.1952).<ref name=":2" />

== Death ==
Subbaiah died on 21 May 1997.<ref name=":0" /> His body was first garlanded by the then Chief Minister Karunanidhi as per the former's wish. Later, the body was cremated without any orthodox Hindu rituals as per Subavee's suggestions. As a defiance of customs, women too participated in the funeral. Advocate and Dravidian ideologue Arulmozhi delivered the condolence speech.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Shankar|date=2015-04-02|title=என்றும் ஒரே எஸ்பி.எம்!|url=https://tamil.oneindia.com/art-culture/essays/subha-veerapandian/spm-80-subavee-specioal-article-223907.html|access-date=2021-10-26|website=tamil.oneindia.com|language=ta}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
In 1985, Subbaiah's biography titled நானும் என் திராவிட இயக்க நினைவுகளும் [translit.''Nāṉum eṉ Tirāviṭa Iyakka niṉaivukaḷum''; meaning ''Me and my Dravidian Movement Memories''] came out after being edited by Subavee. Kanimuthup Pathipagam (Chennai) was the publisher.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book|last=Cuppaiyā|first=Kāraikkuṭi Irāma|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bRu5AAAAIAAJ|title=Nāṉum eṉ Tirāviṭa Iyakka niṉaivukaḷum|date=1985|publisher=Kaṉimuttu Patippakam|language=ta}}</ref> It was launched by Karunanidhi (then an MLC) at [[Periyar Thidal]].

{{hidden begin|title = Translation of Subavee's preface to ''Nāṉum eṉ Tirāviṭa Iyakka niṉaivukaḷum''|titlestyle = background:lightgrey;}}
" Dear Father,

I have some reasons for pride.

That I'm your child is the chief one among them.

You are the eldest in our house;

You're the last child too !

I still remember your shoulders that lifted me towards the ''thinnai'' ''pallikkoodam''.

I have a regret that you have not beaten me since the day I remember.

Had it not been for Mother’s sternness, waves would have went astray.

I have often heard my mother tell stories of you disappearing and returning home five or six months later.

It is because of the work you have done that all of us children are well today.

You plucked [fruits]; We quenched our appetites.

You walked; We rested.

Few are the days in which I saw money in your pockets. You never hid wealth in a box.

My little pen could not measure the 78-year-journey of your feet.

But still

It was only when I finished writing this book that a meaning came to my writing skill.

As I have written this book in colloquial tongue just as you spoke to me, I have recorded in it not only your opinions, but also your voice.

Your opinion, your work, your voice, your appearance, your handwriting can all be seen in this book.

I have been careful not to let any of my opinion and language style come in.

It is a shortfall that old photos and letters could not be added more. This shortfall will vanish in the next edition !

I will always be thankful to Mr. Subasundaram and Mr. Govindan who helped me [to write this book] upon mentioning your name.

This book

We think is a property you and Mother are leaving to us.

Love,

- Suba Veerapandian "

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{{quote box|" Have you ever seen the miraculous sight of 'Toil' taking a shape and working [enthusiastically]? If you haven't seen it, see Rama Subbaiah!...

...The one with a motherly heart, the one who speaks so [eloquently] that even a diabolic heart may be moved. He has impressed not only me, but the frontline warriors of the movement, not today or yesterday, but [since the very beginning]...

The force under his command fought a virtuous battle just like us on the field and was captured by the ruling class. "
| source = — M.Karunanidhi, writing about Subbaiah in his autobiography '''''Nenjukku Needhi'''''
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Karunanidhi held the birth centenary celebration of Subbaiah on 10 May 2008, during his fifth term as Chief Minister.<ref name=":0" />

In a statement dated 8 September 2021, Dravidar Kazhagam president [[K.Veeramani]] requested Chief Minister [[M.K.Stalin]] to name a proposed college in Karaikudi after Subbaiah.<ref name=":1" />

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