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	==Activism==		==Activism==
	Much of his activism relates to regulating traffic in Chennai and filing public interest lawsuits in court.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.echarcha.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32297\|title=One man army : Traffic Ramaswamy\|last=\|first=\|date=24 July 2009\|website=eCharcha.Com\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113505/http://www.echarcha.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32297\|archive-date=2 April 2015\|access-date=17 September 2019}}</ref>{{unreliable source?\|date=May 2021}} Initially he started unofficially directing traffic at the city's busy [[Parrys Corner]].<ref name ="Chennai Best">''Chennai Best''{{unreliable source?\|date=May 2021}}~~</ref>~~{{unreliable source?\|date=May 2021}} The local police were pleased with his efforts and provided him with an official identity card.<ref name ="Chennai Best"/>{{unreliable source?\|date=May 2021}} He acquired the nickname ''Traffic'' Ramaswamy after that.<ref name ="Chennai Best"/>{{unreliable source?\|date=May 2021}}		Much of his activism relates to regulating traffic in Chennai and filing public interest lawsuits in court.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.echarcha.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32297\|title=One man army : Traffic Ramaswamy\|last=\|first=\|date=24 July 2009\|website=eCharcha.Com\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113505/http://www.echarcha.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32297\|archive-date=2 April 2015\|access-date=17 September 2019}}</ref>{{unreliable source?\|date=May 2021}} Initially he started unofficially directing traffic at the city's busy [[Parrys Corner]].<ref name ="Chennai Best">''Chennai Best''</ref>{{unreliable source?\|date=May 2021}}{{unreliable source?\|date=May 2021}} The local police were pleased with his efforts and provided him with an official identity card.<ref name ="Chennai Best"/>{{unreliable source?\|date=May 2021}} He acquired the nickname ''Traffic'' Ramaswamy after that.<ref name ="Chennai Best"/>{{unreliable source?\|date=May 2021}}

	He has brought many public interest lawsuits in the [[Madras High Court]] as well as [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref name ="Chennai Best"/> In 2007, he was attacked by his opponents' lawyers on the steps of the courthouse.<ref name ="Chennai Best"/> This was not the first time, he has been attacked: in 2002, he was assaulted by fish sellers, after he obtained a ban on the use of motorised fish carts. His family later disowned him.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Shunned by family, man vows to continue his drive for better traffic\|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/Shunned-by-family-man-vows-to-continue-his-drive-for-better-traffic/articleshow/15660458.cms\|access-date=4 May 2021\|website=Mumbai Mirror\|language=en}}</ref> He has also had his office ransacked and papers were stolen.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=29 November 2006\|title=Chennai loves this traffic stopper with a cause\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/chennai-loves-this-traffic-stopper-with-a-cause/story-6SY0Hs7aTjtFRGrGh8SZXJ.html\|access-date=4 May 2021\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref> However, helped by donations from friends and public he claimed he would ''continue his fight'' to make ''Chennai the most livable and lovable city'',<ref name ="Chennai Best"/> his Advocate Mr. S. Ganesan helping him to file PIL case from 2007.{{citation needed\|date=May 2021}}		He has brought many public interest lawsuits in the [[Madras High Court]] as well as [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref name ="Chennai Best"/> In 2007, he was attacked by his opponents' lawyers on the steps of the courthouse.<ref name ="Chennai Best"/> This was not the first time, he has been attacked: in 2002, he was assaulted by fish sellers, after he obtained a ban on the use of motorised fish carts. His family later disowned him.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Shunned by family, man vows to continue his drive for better traffic\|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/Shunned-by-family-man-vows-to-continue-his-drive-for-better-traffic/articleshow/15660458.cms\|access-date=4 May 2021\|website=Mumbai Mirror\|language=en}}</ref> He has also had his office ransacked and papers were stolen.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=29 November 2006\|title=Chennai loves this traffic stopper with a cause\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/chennai-loves-this-traffic-stopper-with-a-cause/story-6SY0Hs7aTjtFRGrGh8SZXJ.html\|access-date=4 May 2021\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref> However, helped by donations from friends and public he claimed he would ''continue his fight'' to make ''Chennai the most livable and lovable city'',<ref name ="Chennai Best"/> his Advocate Mr. S. Ganesan helping him to file PIL case from 2007.{{citation needed\|date=May 2021}}

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	\| death_date = 4 May 2021 (aged 87)		\| death_date = 4 May 2021 (aged 87)
	\| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]		\| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
	\| nationality = ~~India~~		\| nationality = Indian
	\| other_names = Sampath, Traffic Ramaswamy		\| other_names = Sampath, Traffic Ramaswamy
	\| occupation =		\| occupation =
	\| years_active = ~~unknown-2021~~		\| years_active = unknown–2021
	\| known_for =		\| known_for =
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	==Activism==		==Activism==
	Much of his activism relates to regulating traffic in Chennai and filing public interest lawsuits in court.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.echarcha.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32297\|title=One man army : Traffic Ramaswamy\|last=\|first=\|date=24 July 2009\|website=eCharcha.Com\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113505/http://www.echarcha.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32297\|archive-date=2 April 2015\|access-date=17 September 2019}}</ref>{{unreliable source ~~inline~~\|date=May 2021}} Initially he started unofficially directing traffic at the city's busy [[Parrys Corner]].<ref name ="Chennai Best">''Chennai Best''{{unreliable source ~~inline~~\|date=May 2021}}</ref>{{unreliable source ~~inline~~\|date=May 2021}} The local police were pleased with his efforts and provided him with an official identity card.<ref name ="Chennai Best"/>{{unreliable source ~~inline~~\|date=May 2021}} He acquired the nickname ''Traffic'' Ramaswamy after that.<ref name ="Chennai Best"/>{{unreliable source ~~inline~~\|date=May 2021}}		Much of his activism relates to regulating traffic in Chennai and filing public interest lawsuits in court.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.echarcha.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32297\|title=One man army : Traffic Ramaswamy\|last=\|first=\|date=24 July 2009\|website=eCharcha.Com\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113505/http://www.echarcha.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32297\|archive-date=2 April 2015\|access-date=17 September 2019}}</ref>{{unreliable source?\|date=May 2021}} Initially he started unofficially directing traffic at the city's busy [[Parrys Corner]].<ref name ="Chennai Best">''Chennai Best''{{unreliable source?\|date=May 2021}}</ref>{{unreliable source?\|date=May 2021}} The local police were pleased with his efforts and provided him with an official identity card.<ref name ="Chennai Best"/>{{unreliable source?\|date=May 2021}} He acquired the nickname ''Traffic'' Ramaswamy after that.<ref name ="Chennai Best"/>{{unreliable source?\|date=May 2021}}

	He has brought many public interest lawsuits in the [[Madras High Court]] as well as [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref name ="Chennai Best"/> In 2007, he was attacked by his opponents' lawyers on the steps of the courthouse.<ref name ="Chennai Best"/> This was not the first time, he has been attacked: in 2002, he was assaulted by fish sellers, after he obtained a ban on the use of motorised fish carts. His family later disowned him.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Shunned by family, man vows to continue his drive for better traffic\|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/Shunned-by-family-man-vows-to-continue-his-drive-for-better-traffic/articleshow/15660458.cms\|access-date=4 May 2021\|website=Mumbai Mirror\|language=en}}</ref> He has also had his office ransacked and papers were stolen.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=29 November 2006\|title=Chennai loves this traffic stopper with a cause\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/chennai-loves-this-traffic-stopper-with-a-cause/story-6SY0Hs7aTjtFRGrGh8SZXJ.html\|access-date=4 May 2021\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref> However, helped by donations from friends and public he claimed he would ''continue his fight'' to make ''Chennai the most livable and lovable city'',<ref name ="Chennai Best"/> his Advocate Mr. S. Ganesan helping him to file PIL case from 2007.{{cn\|date=May 2021}}		He has brought many public interest lawsuits in the [[Madras High Court]] as well as [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref name ="Chennai Best"/> In 2007, he was attacked by his opponents' lawyers on the steps of the courthouse.<ref name ="Chennai Best"/> This was not the first time, he has been attacked: in 2002, he was assaulted by fish sellers, after he obtained a ban on the use of motorised fish carts. His family later disowned him.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Shunned by family, man vows to continue his drive for better traffic\|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/Shunned-by-family-man-vows-to-continue-his-drive-for-better-traffic/articleshow/15660458.cms\|access-date=4 May 2021\|website=Mumbai Mirror\|language=en}}</ref> He has also had his office ransacked and papers were stolen.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=29 November 2006\|title=Chennai loves this traffic stopper with a cause\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/chennai-loves-this-traffic-stopper-with-a-cause/story-6SY0Hs7aTjtFRGrGh8SZXJ.html\|access-date=4 May 2021\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref> However, helped by donations from friends and public he claimed he would ''continue his fight'' to make ''Chennai the most livable and lovable city'',<ref name ="Chennai Best"/> his Advocate Mr. S. Ganesan helping him to file PIL case from 2007.{{citation needed\|date=May 2021}}

	His activism has resulted in the demolition of many illegally constructed buildings in Chennai, restrictions on motorised fish carts, decongestion of major bus routes by banning [[auto rickshaws]] from them, and a review of lavish state funding for a feature film (arguing the money could be more properly used for development work).{{cn\|date=May 2021}} He was accompanied day and night by an armed police bodyguard appointed by the Madras High Court.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=21 March 2015\|title=Traffic Ramaswamy - one man in Chennai everyone needs to know about\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/traffic-Ramaswamy-one-man-in-chennai-everyone-needs-to-know-about\|access-date=4 May 2021\|website=The News Minute\|language=en}}</ref>		His activism has resulted in the demolition of many illegally constructed buildings in Chennai, restrictions on motorised fish carts, decongestion of major bus routes by banning [[auto rickshaws]] from them, and a review of lavish state funding for a feature film (arguing the money could be more properly used for development work).{{citation needed\|date=May 2021}} He was accompanied day and night by an armed police bodyguard appointed by the Madras High Court.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=21 March 2015\|title=Traffic Ramaswamy - one man in Chennai everyone needs to know about\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/traffic-Ramaswamy-one-man-in-chennai-everyone-needs-to-know-about\|access-date=4 May 2021\|website=The News Minute\|language=en}}</ref>

	His work in the removal and banning of illegally placed hoardings received renewed public interest in September 2019 following the traffic death of Chennai-based engineer Subasri.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/onus-is-on-police-not-politicians-to-crack-down-on-illegal-hoardings/article29426162.ece\|title=Onus is on police, not politicians, to crack down on illegal hoardings: 'Traffic' Ramaswamy\|last=Jesudasan\|first=Dennis S.\|date=16 September 2019\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=17 September 2019\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/i-refuse-to-accept-that-my-daughters-death-was-an-accident/article29434821.ece\|title=I refuse to accept that my daughter’s death was an accident: Subasri’s father\|last=Poorvaja\|first=S.\|date=17 September 2019\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=17 September 2019\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She had been traveling on her two-wheeler when an illegally-placed banner of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] fell from a height of approximately 15 feet directly in front of her two-wheeler causing her to lose control and fall to the ground and be crushed by a water tanker lorry coming from behind her which was unable to halt in time.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=12 September 2019\|title=23-yr-old Chennai techie Subhasri killed after AIADMK leader's hoarding turns death trap\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/23-yr-old-chennai-techie-subhasri-killed-after-aiadmk-leaders-hoarding-turns-death-trap\|access-date=4 May 2021\|website=The News Minute\|language=en}}</ref>		His work in the removal and banning of illegally placed hoardings received renewed public interest in September 2019 following the traffic death of Chennai-based engineer Subasri.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/onus-is-on-police-not-politicians-to-crack-down-on-illegal-hoardings/article29426162.ece\|title=Onus is on police, not politicians, to crack down on illegal hoardings: 'Traffic' Ramaswamy\|last=Jesudasan\|first=Dennis S.\|date=16 September 2019\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=17 September 2019\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/i-refuse-to-accept-that-my-daughters-death-was-an-accident/article29434821.ece\|title=I refuse to accept that my daughter’s death was an accident: Subasri’s father\|last=Poorvaja\|first=S.\|date=17 September 2019\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=17 September 2019\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She had been traveling on her two-wheeler when an illegally-placed banner of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] fell from a height of approximately 15 feet directly in front of her two-wheeler causing her to lose control and fall to the ground and be crushed by a water tanker lorry coming from behind her which was unable to halt in time.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=12 September 2019\|title=23-yr-old Chennai techie Subhasri killed after AIADMK leader's hoarding turns death trap\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/23-yr-old-chennai-techie-subhasri-killed-after-aiadmk-leaders-hoarding-turns-death-trap\|access-date=4 May 2021\|website=The News Minute\|language=en}}</ref>
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	*[http://www.chennaibest.com/timepass/Batteling4cause.asp ''Chennai Best'', "Battling for the Cause of Chennai Citizens"] Retrieved: 9 July 2007 {{unreliable source ~~inline~~\|date=May 2021}}		*[http://www.chennaibest.com/timepass/Batteling4cause.asp ''Chennai Best'', "Battling for the Cause of Chennai Citizens"] Retrieved: 9 July 2007 {{unreliable source?\|date=May 2021}}
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071001062611/http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/27/stories/2006112714300400.htm ''The Hindu'', 27 Nov 2006 Online edition of India's National Newspaper] Retrieved: 10 July 2007		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071001062611/http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/27/stories/2006112714300400.htm ''The Hindu'', 27 Nov 2006 Online edition of India's National Newspaper] Retrieved: 10 July 2007
	*[http://www.ibnlive.com/news/this-73yrold-is-largest-pil-filer/31852-3.html ''IBN Live'',, 23 January 2007, "This 73-yr-old is largest PIL filer"]		*[http://www.ibnlive.com/news/this-73yrold-is-largest-pil-filer/31852-3.html ''IBN Live'',, 23 January 2007, "This 73-yr-old is largest PIL filer"]

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{{Short description|Indian social activist}}
{{redirect|Traffic Ramasamy|the film|Traffic Ramasamy (film)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Traffic Ramaswamy
| image = Trafficramasamy.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name = K. R. Ramaswamy
| birth_date = 1 April 1934
| birth_place = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| death_date = 4 May 2021 (aged 87)
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| nationality = India
| other_names = Sampath, Traffic Ramaswamy
| occupation =
| years_active = unknown-2021
| known_for =
| notable_works =
}}

'''K. R. Ramaswamy'''<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 September 2019|title='Will ensure those who put illegal banners are sent to jail': 'Traffic' Ramaswamy to TNM|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/will-ensure-those-who-put-illegal-banners-are-sent-jail-traffic-ramaswamy-tnm-108972|access-date=4 May 2021|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> (1 April 1934 – 4 May 2021), referred to by the media as '''Traffic Ramaswamy''', was an Indian public interest litigator and social activist from [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. He was a mill worker, a founder member of [[Tamil Nadu]]'s Home Guard, and a self-appointed traffic policeman.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/traffic-ramaswamy-dies-in-chennai/articleshow/82391186.cms | title=Traffic Ramaswamy dies in Chennai | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=A Subramani & Pushpa Narayan | date=4 May 2021 | accessdate=5 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/traffic-ramaswamy-man-who-fought-people-s-rights-passes-away-chennai-148320 | title=‘Traffic’ Ramaswamy, the man who fought for people’s rights, passes away in Chennai | publisher=The NewsMinute | date=4 May 2021 | accessdate=5 May 2021}}</ref>

==Activism==
Much of his activism relates to regulating traffic in Chennai and filing public interest lawsuits in court.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.echarcha.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32297|title=One man army : Traffic Ramaswamy|last=|first=|date=24 July 2009|website=eCharcha.Com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113505/http://www.echarcha.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32297|archive-date=2 April 2015|access-date=17 September 2019}}</ref>{{unreliable source inline|date=May 2021}} Initially he started unofficially directing traffic at the city's busy [[Parrys Corner]].<ref name ="Chennai Best">''Chennai Best''{{unreliable source inline|date=May 2021}}</ref>{{unreliable source inline|date=May 2021}} The local police were pleased with his efforts and provided him with an official identity card.<ref name ="Chennai Best"/>{{unreliable source inline|date=May 2021}} He acquired the nickname ''Traffic'' Ramaswamy after that.<ref name ="Chennai Best"/>{{unreliable source inline|date=May 2021}}

He has brought many public interest lawsuits in the [[Madras High Court]] as well as [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref name ="Chennai Best"/> In 2007, he was attacked by his opponents' lawyers on the steps of the courthouse.<ref name ="Chennai Best"/> This was not the first time, he has been attacked: in 2002, he was assaulted by fish sellers, after he obtained a ban on the use of motorised fish carts. His family later disowned him.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shunned by family, man vows to continue his drive for better traffic|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/Shunned-by-family-man-vows-to-continue-his-drive-for-better-traffic/articleshow/15660458.cms|access-date=4 May 2021|website=Mumbai Mirror|language=en}}</ref> He has also had his office ransacked and papers were stolen.<ref>{{Cite web|date=29 November 2006|title=Chennai loves this traffic stopper with a cause|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/chennai-loves-this-traffic-stopper-with-a-cause/story-6SY0Hs7aTjtFRGrGh8SZXJ.html|access-date=4 May 2021|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> However, helped by donations from friends and public he claimed he would ''continue his fight'' to make ''Chennai the most livable and lovable city'',<ref name ="Chennai Best"/> his Advocate Mr. S. Ganesan helping him to file PIL case from 2007.{{cn|date=May 2021}}

His activism has resulted in the demolition of many illegally constructed buildings in Chennai, restrictions on motorised fish carts, decongestion of major bus routes by banning [[auto rickshaws]] from them, and a review of lavish state funding for a feature film (arguing the money could be more properly used for development work).{{cn|date=May 2021}} He was accompanied day and night by an armed police bodyguard appointed by the Madras High Court.<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 March 2015|title=Traffic Ramaswamy - one man in Chennai everyone needs to know about|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/traffic-Ramaswamy-one-man-in-chennai-everyone-needs-to-know-about|access-date=4 May 2021|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>

His work in the removal and banning of illegally placed hoardings received renewed public interest in September 2019 following the traffic death of Chennai-based engineer Subasri.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/onus-is-on-police-not-politicians-to-crack-down-on-illegal-hoardings/article29426162.ece|title=Onus is on police, not politicians, to crack down on illegal hoardings: 'Traffic' Ramaswamy|last=Jesudasan|first=Dennis S.|date=16 September 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=17 September 2019|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/i-refuse-to-accept-that-my-daughters-death-was-an-accident/article29434821.ece|title=I refuse to accept that my daughter’s death was an accident: Subasri’s father|last=Poorvaja|first=S.|date=17 September 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=17 September 2019|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She had been traveling on her two-wheeler when an illegally-placed banner of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] fell from a height of approximately 15 feet directly in front of her two-wheeler causing her to lose control and fall to the ground and be crushed by a water tanker lorry coming from behind her which was unable to halt in time.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 September 2019|title=23-yr-old Chennai techie Subhasri killed after AIADMK leader's hoarding turns death trap|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/23-yr-old-chennai-techie-subhasri-killed-after-aiadmk-leaders-hoarding-turns-death-trap|access-date=4 May 2021|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>

==Death==
On 4 May 2021, Ramaswamy died in Chennai at the age of 87.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 May 2021|title=‘Traffic’ Ramaswamy, the man who fought for people’s rights, passes away in Chennai|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/traffic-ramaswamy-man-who-fought-people-s-rights-passes-away-chennai-148320|access-date=4 May 2021|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>

==Popular culture==
A biopic titled ''[[Traffic Ramasamy (film)|Traffic Ramasamy]]'' on the life of Traffic Ramaswamy was directed by debutant Vicky in which the father of [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] and director [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]] had played the titular role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/241217/its-a-big-honour-to-be-a-part-of-the-traffic-ramasamy-biopic-prakash-raj.html|title=It’s a big honour to be a part of the ‘Traffic’ Ramasamy biopic: Prakash Raj|last=Subramanian|first=Anupama|date=24 December 2017|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=17 September 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.chennaibest.com/timepass/Batteling4cause.asp ''Chennai Best'', "Battling for the Cause of Chennai Citizens"] Retrieved: 9 July 2007 {{unreliable source inline|date=May 2021}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071001062611/http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/27/stories/2006112714300400.htm ''The Hindu'', 27 Nov 2006 Online edition of India's National Newspaper] Retrieved: 10 July 2007
*[http://www.ibnlive.com/news/this-73yrold-is-largest-pil-filer/31852-3.html ''IBN Live'',, 23 January 2007, "This 73-yr-old is largest PIL filer"]

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