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'''Rani Annadurai''' was born in [[Thirumullaivoyal]] and the wife of [[C. N. Annadurai|C N Annadurai]], founder of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) and former Chief Minister of [[Tamil Nadu]].

==Early life==
Rani married [[C N Annadurai]] in 1930, while Annadurai was a student in [[Pachaiyappa's College]], Chennai. They had a traditional [[Hindu]] style marriage.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=USfI9rPtpygC&q=rani|title=ANNA: LIFE AND TIMES OF C.N. ANNADURAI|last=Kannan|first=R.|date=2010-02-09|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=9788184753134|language=en}}</ref>

Rani and Annadurai did not have any children of their own. They adopted Annadurai's elder sister's children. His sister, Rajamani Ammal, lived with them and looked after their home. Rajamani Ammal had four sons, and Annadurai and his wife Rani adopted all of them.<ref name=":0" />

==Public life==
Rani was very supportive of Annadurai's work and political career. In the biography of C N Annadurai, written by Kannan R, it is mentioned that she would never disturb him while he was studying late at night, since she realised that his work was in the service of the nation. Even though she was frightened when he was arrested in 1938 for his role in the [[Anti-Hindi agitation of 1937–40|anti-Hindi]] agitation, she visited him frequently in jail.<ref name=":0"/>

When Annadurai became the [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister]], he found it necessary to create a home office at his residence to carry out his duties more efficiently. The government allowed him to furnish the office, and among the furniture he received was a sofa set. Rani wanted to keep the sofa set in the home and not the office room, but he did not allow her to do so – even though his office was in the same building as his home at this time.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M7jTDAAAQBAJ&q=rani+annadurai|title=C N Annadurai|last=Ganesan|first=P. C.|date=2003-08-14|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of India|isbn=9788123021706|language=en}}</ref>

After Annadurai's death, Rani Annadurai continued to be active in politics, for the [[AIADMK]], DMK and also as an independent.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2n7iAAAAMAAJ&q=rani+annadurai|title=Indian Recorder and Digest|date=1974-01-01|language=en}}</ref> She even contested elections for the Lok Sabha seat in [[Bangalore North (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bangalore North]] constituency as an independent in 1977. She got 924 votes, but eventually lost to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] candidate.<ref>Mirchandani, G.G. 32 Million Judges: An Analysis of 1977 Lok Sabha and State Elections in India. (New Delhi: Abhinav Publications, 2003)</ref>

She also took part in many cultural activities,{{examples?|date=October 2019}} and was honoured by the [[Tamil Isai Sangam]] in 1969.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/candid-views/article2226675.ece|title=Candid views|last=Venkatramanan|first=Geetha|date=2011-07-14|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-11-26}}</ref>

Rani Annadurai died in [[Madras]] on 6 May 1996 at the age of 82.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rvhtAAAAMAAJ&q=rani+annadurai|title=Data India|date=1996-01-01|publisher=Press Institute of India|language=en}}</ref>

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