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'''Vai. Balasundaram''' (1942 – 6 December 2019)<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/ex-mayor-passes-away/article30233835.ece| title = Ex-Mayor passes away - The Hindu}} | '''Vai. Balasundaram''' (1942 – 6 December 2019)<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/ex-mayor-passes-away/article30233835.ece| title = Ex-Mayor passes away - The Hindu}} <ref>{{cite web| url=https://sites.google.com/view/ambedkar-makkal-iyakkam/home-Siva Murugesan}}</ref> was an Indian politician who served as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He was [[Ambedkar Makkal IyakkamList of mayors of Chennai|Mayor of Chennai]] for the year 1969–70, and was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as a [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] candidate from [[Acharapakkam (State Assembly Constituency)|Acharapakkam constituency]] in [[1971 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1971 election]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001045254/http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/10/stories/2007011004350200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 October 2007 |accessdate=5 June 2019 |website=[[The Hindu]] |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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001045254/http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/10/stories/2007011004350200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 October 2007 |accessdate=5 June 2019 |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=10 January 2007}}</ref> | ||
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Vai. Balasundaram (1942 – 6 December 2019)Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag was an Indian politician who served as Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was Mayor of Chennai for the year 1969–70, and was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Acharapakkam constituency in 1971 election.[1]
He was later described as a "veteran Dalit leader", and became President of the Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam (Ambedkar People's movement),[2][3] a political movement in Tamil Nadu working for the upliftment of Dalits.The Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam is overall taken by his own brother Vai.Ramalingam.Now He is the president for this Movement and Siva.Murugesan is the General Secretary of this Movement.
References
- ↑ 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ↑ Muthurasa Kumar (8 April 2018). "How a Dalit Woman Used Education to Empower Herself and Those Around Her". The Wire. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ↑ "Demonstration seeking judicial probe". The Hindu. 10 January 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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