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He was later described as a "veteran [[Dalit]] leader", and became President of the Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam (Ambedkar People's movement),<ref>{{cite web |author1=Muthurasa Kumar |title=How a Dalit Woman Used Education to Empower Herself and Those Around Her |url=https://thewire.in/caste/meet-the-dalit-woman-who-battled-all-odds-to-empower-with-education |website=The Wire |accessdate=5 June 2019 |date=8 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Demonstration seeking judicial probe |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/10/stories/2007011004350200.htm |website=The Hindu |accessdate=5 June 2019 |date=10 January 2007}}</ref> | He was later described as a "veteran [[Dalit]] leader", and became President of the Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam (Ambedkar People's movement),<ref>{{cite web |author1=Muthurasa Kumar |title=How a Dalit Woman Used Education to Empower Herself and Those Around Her |url=https://thewire.in/caste/meet-the-dalit-woman-who-battled-all-odds-to-empower-with-education |website=The Wire |accessdate=5 June 2019 |date=8 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Demonstration seeking judicial probe |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/10/stories/2007011004350200.htm |website=The Hindu |accessdate=5 June 2019 |date=10 January 2007}}</ref> | ||
a political movement in [[Tamil Nadu]] working for the upliftment of Dalits.He is popularly known as the | a political movement in [[Tamil Nadu]] working for the upliftment of Dalits.He is popularly known as the '''Father of Sc/St Movements in South India'''. | ||
Dr. Vai. Balasundaram popularly known as ‘Father of Scheduled Caste Movements of South’.He entered into the public life for the upliftment of the deprived communities at the age of 20, became Mayor of Madras in 1969 at the age of 24 and served as MLA of Tamil Nadu in 1971-77. | Dr. Vai. Balasundaram popularly known as ‘Father of Scheduled Caste Movements of South’.He entered into the public life for the upliftment of the deprived communities at the age of 20, became Mayor of Madras in 1969 at the age of 24 and served as MLA of Tamil Nadu in 1971-77. | ||