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	\| name = Sankaralinganar ~~Nadar~~		\| name = Sankaralinganar
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| birth_name =		\| birth_name =
	\| other_names =		\| other_names =
	\| birth_date = 26.01.1895		\| birth_date = 26.01.1895
	\| birth_place = Manmalai Medu village near Virudhunagar (now in [[Tamil Nadu]], ~~India~~)		\| birth_place = Manmalai Medu village near [[Virudhunagar]] (now in [[Tamil Nadu]], Indian union)
	\| death_place = [[Madurai]]		\| death_place = [[Madurai]]
	\| death_date = {{Death date\|1956\|10\|13\|df=yes}}		\| death_date = {{Death date\|1956\|10\|13\|df=yes}}
	\| organization = ~~<nowiki>[[~~Tamilnadu state movement ~~]</nowiki>~~		\| organization = '''Tamilnadu state movement'''
	\| spouse =		\| spouse =
	\| children =		\| children =
	}}		}}
	'''Sankaralinganar~~''' '''Nadar~~''' was a [[Tamils\|Tamil]] Indian independence activist and Gandhian from ~~India~~ who [[Hunger strike\|fasted to death]] in an effort to change the name of [[Madras State]] to [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite news \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-tradition-of-political-martyrdom/article6468939.ece \|title=A tradition of political martyrdom \|date=3 October 2014 \|work=The Hindu \|access-date=14 January 2018 \|url-status=live \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114131117/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-tradition-of-political-martyrdom/article6468939.ece \|archivedate=14 January 2018 }}</ref> He was ~~neither~~ a Tamil nationalist ~~nor a Dravidian nationalist~~ .		'''Sankaralinganar''' was a [[Tamils\|Tamil]] Indian independence activist and Gandhian from Indian union who [[Hunger strike\|fasted to death]] in an effort to change the name of [[Madras State]] to [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite news \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-tradition-of-political-martyrdom/article6468939.ece \|title=A tradition of political martyrdom \|date=3 October 2014 \|work=The Hindu \|access-date=14 January 2018 \|url-status=live \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114131117/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-tradition-of-political-martyrdom/article6468939.ece \|archivedate=14 January 2018 }}</ref> He was a [[Tamil nationalist]] activist.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Sankaralinga ~~Nadar~~ was born in Manmalai Medu village near Virudhunagar to Karuppasamy ~~Nadar~~ and Valliammai in 1895. He completed his schooling at Enadhinatha Nayanar Vidyalaya in Virudhunagar. He started a [[Khadi]] business in Paramakudi.<ref name="dinamani1">{{Cite news \|url=~~http~~://www.dinamani.com/tamilnadu/2017/feb/06/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0minus%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-2644318.html \|title=காட்சிப் பொருளாக தியாகி சங்கரலிங்கனார் மணி மண்டபம் \|date=6 February 2017 \|work=[[Dinamani]] \|access-date=14 January 2018 \|language=Tamil \|url-status=live \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114183940/~~http~~://www.dinamani.com/tamilnadu/2017/feb/06/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0minus%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-2644318.~~html~~ \|archivedate=14 January 2018 }}</ref> In 1917, he joined [[Indian National Congress]] and participated in the [[Indian independence movement]]. Upon [[C. Rajagopalachari]]'s request, he left his business and joined Gandhi Ashram in [[Tiruchengode]].<ref name="hindu1">{{Cite news \|url=~~http~~://~~tamil~~.~~thehindu~~.~~com~~/tamilnadu/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D-~~%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D/article6378767~~.~~ece~~ \|title=தியாகி சங்கரலிங்கனார் மணி மண்டபம் விரைவில் திறப்பு: தமிழ்நாடு என்ற பெயரைப் பெற்றுத் தந்தவர் \|date=4 September 2014 \|work=[[The Hindu (Tamil)]] \|access-date=14 January 2018 \|url-status=live \|archiveurl=https://~~web~~.~~archive~~.~~org~~/~~web/20180301104448/http://tamil.thehindu.com~~/tamilnadu/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D/article6378767.~~ece~~ \|archivedate=1 March 2018 }}</ref> In 1930, Sankaralinganar participated in the [[Salt March]] led by [[Mahatma Gandhi]] from [[Ahmedabad]] to [[Dandi, Navsari\|Dandi]]. For his involvement in the [[Satyagraha\|independence movement]], he was imprisoned for six months in [[Trichy]] (Tiruchirappalli). He accompanied Mahatma Gandhi during his visit to Virudhunagar in 1933. In 1952, Sankaralinganar donated his two houses for a girls school and deposited money to provide food to the students.<ref name="dinamani1" /><ref name="hindu1" />		Sankaralinga was born in Manmalai Medu village near [[Virudhunagar]] to Karuppasamy and Valliammai in 1895. He completed his schooling at Enadhinatha Nayanar Vidyalaya in Virudhunagar. He started a [[Khadi]] business in Paramakudi.<ref name="dinamani1">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.dinamani.com/tamilnadu/2017/feb/06/2644318.html \|title=காட்சிப் பொருளாக தியாகி சங்கரலிங்கனார் மணி மண்டபம் \|date=6 February 2017 \|work=[[Dinamani]] \|access-date=14 January 2018 \|language=Tamil \|url-status=live \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114183940/https://www.dinamani.com/tamilnadu/2017/feb/06/2644318.htmll \|archivedate=14 January 2018 }}</ref> In 1917, he joined [[Indian National Congress]] and participated in the [[Indian independence movement]]. Upon [[C. Rajagopalachari]]'s request, he left his business and joined Gandhi Ashram in [[Tiruchengode]].<ref name="hindu1">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/tamilnadu/16289-.html\|title=தியாகி சங்கரலிங்கனார் மணி மண்டபம் விரைவில் திறப்பு: தமிழ்நாடு என்ற பெயரைப் பெற்றுத் தந்தவர் \|date=4 September 2014 \|work=[[The Hindu (Tamil)]] \|access-date=14 January 2018 \|url-status=live \|archiveurl=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/tamilnadu/16289-.html\|archivedate=1 March 2018 }}</ref> In 1930, Sankaralinganar participated in the [[Salt March]] led by [[Mahatma Gandhi]] from [[Ahmedabad]] to [[Dandi, Navsari\|Dandi]]. For his involvement in the [[Satyagraha\|independence movement]], he was imprisoned for six months in [[Trichy]] (Tiruchirappalli). He accompanied Mahatma Gandhi during his visit to Virudhunagar in 1933. In 1952, Sankaralinganar donated his two houses for a girls school and deposited money to provide food to the students.<ref name="dinamani1" /><ref name="hindu1" />

	== Hunger strike ==		== Hunger strike ==
	After independence of India in 1947, [[Madras Presidency]] became [[Madras State]]. Madras State had multilingual speakers which included [[Tamils\|Tamil]], [[Malayalam]], [[Kannada]] and [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] speakers. In 1952, [[Potti Sreeramulu]] demanded a separate state for Telugu speaking people with [[Madras]] as its capital. He went on hunger strike with his demand, and later died during his fasts. The Government of India formed a separate state and [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956\|reorganised states in 1956]] based on linguistic lines.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/11/stories/2002111101540200.htm \|title=The martyr of Telugu statehood \|date=11 November 2002 \|access-date=14 January 2018 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031028035634/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/11/stories/2002111101540200.htm \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|archivedate=28 October 2003 }}</ref> After reorganisation, Tamil speaking people became the majority in Madras State. Tamil activists demanded a change in the state's name. During this period, Sankaralinganar started a hunger strike on 27 July 1956 in Virudhunagar, with twelve demands which included Madras State to be renamed Tamil Nadu ~~(''Tamizhagam )''~~, the achievement of [[Electoral reform in India\|electoral reforms]] and [[alcohol prohibition in India]].<ref name="vikatan1">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.vikatan.com/news/tamilnadu/96987-sankaralinganar-who-died-for-tamil-nadu-today-is-the-day-he-starts-fasting-on-1956.html \|title=தமிழ்நாட்டுக்காக உயிர்நீத்த சங்கரலிங்கனார் உண்ணாவிரதம் துவங்கிய நாள் இன்று ! \|date=27 July 2017 \|work=Vikatan \|url-status=live \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115001742/https://www.vikatan.com/news/tamilnadu/96987-sankaralinganar-who-died-for-tamil-nadu-today-is-the-day-he-starts-fasting-on-1956.html \|archivedate=15 January 2018 }}</ref> Leaders like [[C. N. Annadurai]], [[M. P. Sivagnanam]] and [[Jeevanandham]] requested him to stop his hunger strike but he continued. His health deteriorated and he was admitted to a hospital in [[Madurai]]. After 76 days of fasting, he died on 13 October 1956.<ref name="deccan1">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/140118/golden-jubilee-of-renaming-madras-state-as-tn-is-cherishing-moment.html \|title=Golden jubilee of renaming Madras state as TN is cherishing moment \|date=14 January 2018 \|work=Deccan Chronicle \|access-date=14 January 2018 \|url-status=live \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115003444/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/140118/golden-jubilee-of-renaming-madras-state-as-tn-is-cherishing-moment.html \|archivedate=15 January 2018 }}</ref>		After independence of India in 1947, [[Madras Presidency]] became [[Madras State]]. Madras State had multilingual speakers which included [[Tamils\|Tamil]], [[Malayalam]], [[Kannada]] and [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] speakers. In 1952, [[Potti Sreeramulu]] demanded a separate state for Telugu speaking people with [[Madras]] as its capital. He went on hunger strike with his demand, and later died during his fasts. The Government of India formed a separate state and [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956\|reorganised states in 1956]] based on linguistic lines.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/11/stories/2002111101540200.htm \|title=The martyr of Telugu statehood \|date=11 November 2002 \|access-date=14 January 2018 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031028035634/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/11/stories/2002111101540200.htm \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|archivedate=28 October 2003 }}</ref> After reorganisation, Tamil speaking people became the majority in Madras State. Tamil activists demanded a change in the state's name. During this period, Sankaralinganar started a hunger strike on 27 July 1956 in Virudhunagar, with twelve demands which included Madras State to be renamed Tamil Nadu, the achievement of [[Electoral reform in India\|electoral reforms]] and [[alcohol prohibition in India]].<ref name="vikatan1">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.vikatan.com/news/tamilnadu/96987-sankaralinganar-who-died-for-tamil-nadu-today-is-the-day-he-starts-fasting-on-1956.html \|title=தமிழ்நாட்டுக்காக உயிர்நீத்த சங்கரலிங்கனார் உண்ணாவிரதம் துவங்கிய நாள் இன்று ! \|date=27 July 2017 \|work=Vikatan \|url-status=live \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115001742/https://www.vikatan.com/news/tamilnadu/96987-sankaralinganar-who-died-for-tamil-nadu-today-is-the-day-he-starts-fasting-on-1956.html \|archivedate=15 January 2018 }}</ref> Leaders like [[C. N. Annadurai]], [[M. P. Sivagnanam]] and [[Jeevanandham]] requested him to stop his hunger strike but he continued. His health deteriorated and he was admitted to a hospital in [[Madurai]]. After 76 days of fasting, he died on 13 October 1956.<ref name="deccan1">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/140118/golden-jubilee-of-renaming-madras-state-as-tn-is-cherishing-moment.html \|title=Golden jubilee of renaming Madras state as TN is cherishing moment \|date=14 January 2018 \|work=Deccan Chronicle \|access-date=14 January 2018 \|url-status=live \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115003444/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/140118/golden-jubilee-of-renaming-madras-state-as-tn-is-cherishing-moment.html \|archivedate=15 January 2018 }}</ref>

	== Legacy ==		== Legacy ==

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| name = Sankaralinganar Nadar
| caption =
| birth_name =
| other_names =
| birth_date = 26.01.1895
| birth_place = Manmalai Medu village near Virudhunagar (now in [[Tamil Nadu]], India)
| death_place = [[Madurai]]
| death_date = {{Death date|1956|10|13|df=yes}}
| organization = <nowiki>[[Tamilnadu state movement ]</nowiki>
| spouse =
| children =
}}
'''Sankaralinganar''' '''Nadar''' was a [[Tamils|Tamil]] Indian independence activist and Gandhian from India who [[Hunger strike|fasted to death]] in an effort to change the name of [[Madras State]] to [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-tradition-of-political-martyrdom/article6468939.ece |title=A tradition of political martyrdom |date=3 October 2014 |work=The Hindu |access-date=14 January 2018 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114131117/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-tradition-of-political-martyrdom/article6468939.ece |archivedate=14 January 2018 }}</ref> He was neither a Tamil nationalist nor a Dravidian nationalist .

==Early life==
Sankaralinga Nadar was born in Manmalai Medu village near Virudhunagar to Karuppasamy Nadar and Valliammai in 1895. He completed his schooling at Enadhinatha Nayanar Vidyalaya in Virudhunagar. He started a [[Khadi]] business in Paramakudi.<ref name="dinamani1">{{Cite news |url=http://www.dinamani.com/tamilnadu/2017/feb/06/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0minus%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-2644318.html |title=காட்சிப் பொருளாக தியாகி சங்கரலிங்கனார் மணி மண்டபம் |date=6 February 2017 |work=[[Dinamani]] |access-date=14 January 2018 |language=Tamil |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114183940/http://www.dinamani.com/tamilnadu/2017/feb/06/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0minus%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-2644318.html |archivedate=14 January 2018 }}</ref> In 1917, he joined [[Indian National Congress]] and participated in the [[Indian independence movement]]. Upon [[C. Rajagopalachari]]'s request, he left his business and joined Gandhi Ashram in [[Tiruchengode]].<ref name="hindu1">{{Cite news |url=http://tamil.thehindu.com/tamilnadu/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D/article6378767.ece |title=தியாகி சங்கரலிங்கனார் மணி மண்டபம் விரைவில் திறப்பு: தமிழ்நாடு என்ற பெயரைப் பெற்றுத் தந்தவர் |date=4 September 2014 |work=[[The Hindu (Tamil)]] |access-date=14 January 2018 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301104448/http://tamil.thehindu.com/tamilnadu/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D/article6378767.ece |archivedate=1 March 2018 }}</ref> In 1930, Sankaralinganar participated in the [[Salt March]] led by [[Mahatma Gandhi]] from [[Ahmedabad]] to [[Dandi, Navsari|Dandi]]. For his involvement in the [[Satyagraha|independence movement]], he was imprisoned for six months in [[Trichy]] (Tiruchirappalli). He accompanied Mahatma Gandhi during his visit to Virudhunagar in 1933. In 1952, Sankaralinganar donated his two houses for a girls school and deposited money to provide food to the students.<ref name="dinamani1" /><ref name="hindu1" />

== Hunger strike ==
After independence of India in 1947, [[Madras Presidency]] became [[Madras State]]. Madras State had multilingual speakers which included [[Tamils|Tamil]], [[Malayalam]], [[Kannada]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] speakers. In 1952, [[Potti Sreeramulu]] demanded a separate state for Telugu speaking people with [[Madras]] as its capital. He went on hunger strike with his demand, and later died during his fasts. The Government of India formed a separate state and [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956|reorganised states in 1956]] based on linguistic lines.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/11/stories/2002111101540200.htm |title=The martyr of Telugu statehood |date=11 November 2002 |access-date=14 January 2018 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031028035634/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/11/stories/2002111101540200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archivedate=28 October 2003 }}</ref> After reorganisation, Tamil speaking people became the majority in Madras State. Tamil activists demanded a change in the state's name. During this period, Sankaralinganar started a hunger strike on 27 July 1956 in Virudhunagar, with twelve demands which included Madras State to be renamed Tamil Nadu (''Tamizhagam )'', the achievement of [[Electoral reform in India|electoral reforms]] and [[alcohol prohibition in India]].<ref name="vikatan1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.vikatan.com/news/tamilnadu/96987-sankaralinganar-who-died-for-tamil-nadu-today-is-the-day-he-starts-fasting-on-1956.html |title=தமிழ்நாட்டுக்காக உயிர்நீத்த சங்கரலிங்கனார் உண்ணாவிரதம் துவங்கிய நாள் இன்று ! |date=27 July 2017 |work=Vikatan |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115001742/https://www.vikatan.com/news/tamilnadu/96987-sankaralinganar-who-died-for-tamil-nadu-today-is-the-day-he-starts-fasting-on-1956.html |archivedate=15 January 2018 }}</ref> Leaders like [[C. N. Annadurai]], [[M. P. Sivagnanam]] and [[Jeevanandham]] requested him to stop his hunger strike but he continued. His health deteriorated and he was admitted to a hospital in [[Madurai]]. After 76 days of fasting, he died on 13 October 1956.<ref name="deccan1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/140118/golden-jubilee-of-renaming-madras-state-as-tn-is-cherishing-moment.html |title=Golden jubilee of renaming Madras state as TN is cherishing moment |date=14 January 2018 |work=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=14 January 2018 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115003444/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/140118/golden-jubilee-of-renaming-madras-state-as-tn-is-cherishing-moment.html |archivedate=15 January 2018 }}</ref>

== Legacy ==
The name officially changed to Tamil Nadu on 14 January 1969 by an amendment in the [[Parliament of India]].<ref name="deccan1" /> The [[Tamil Nadu Government]] built a memorial dedicated to Sanakralinganar in Virudhunagar in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Jaya-unveils-memorials-of-TN-fighters/articleshow/47741503.cms |title=Jaya unveils memorials of TN fighters |date=20 June 2015 |work=Times of India |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724022017/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Jaya-unveils-memorials-of-TN-fighters/articleshow/47741503.cms |archivedate=24 July 2016 }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1895 births]]
[[Category:1956 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Gandhians]]
[[Category:People who died on hunger strike]]
[[Category:Indian independence activists from Tamil Nadu]]