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| birth_place = [[Kayamozhi]], Tamil Nadu, India | | birth_place = [[Kayamozhi]], Tamil Nadu, India | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|1981|5|24|1905|9|27}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|1981|5|24|1905|9|27}} | ||
| party = [[Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party]]<br />[[Naam Tamilar Katchi]]<br />[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] | | party = [[Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party]](1952)<br />[[Naam Tamilar Katchi]](1958)<br />[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]](1967) | ||
| spouse = Govindammal | | spouse = Govindammal | ||
| relations = [[K. P. Kandasamy]] (son-in-law)<br />[[K. P. K. Kumaran]] (grandson)<br /> [[Shiv Nadar]] (Nephew) | | relations = [[K. P. Kandasamy]] (son-in-law)<br />[[K. P. K. Kumaran]] (grandson)<br /> [[Shiv Nadar]] (Nephew) | ||
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'''Si. Balasubramania Athithan ''' (also known as '''Si. Ba. Adithanar ''') 27 September 1905 – 24 May 1981), popularly called as "'''Adithanar'''", was an | '''Si. Balasubramania Athithan ''' (also known as '''Si. Ba. Adithanar''') 27 September 1905 – 24 May 1981), popularly called as "'''Adithanar'''", was an Indian lawyer, politician, minister and founder of the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] daily newspaper ''[[Dina Thanthi]]''. He was the founder of the We Tamils ({{lang-ta|நாம் தமிழர்}}) party. He served as a member of the [[Madras Legislative Council]] for two terms and as a member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] for four terms. He was the [[List of Speakers of the Tamil Nadu Legislature|Speaker of the Assembly]] during 1967–68 and Tamil Nadu's minister for Cooperation in the [[M. Karunanidhi]] cabinets of 1969 and 1971. In his memory, two Tamil literary awards were created and are awarded annually by his son, [[Sivanthi Adithanar]] ( former Director of the ''Dina Thanthi'' group). | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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===Later political life=== | ===Later political life=== | ||
The DMK split in 1972, with [[M. G. Ramachandran]] forming the [[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (ADMK). Adithan supported the ADMK.<ref name="Robin Jeffrey"/> He contested and lost the [[1977 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1977 election]]<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> as an ADMK supported independent from [[Sathankulam (State Assembly Constituency)|Sathankulam]].<ref>{{cite news|title= AIADMK hopes to benefit from local grievances |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/02/24/stories/2003022405330400.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=24 February 2003}}</ref> He also lost the [[1980 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1980 election]] from Srivaikuntam.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> | The DMK split in 1972, with [[M. G. Ramachandran]] forming the [[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (ADMK). Adithan supported the ADMK.<ref name="Robin Jeffrey"/> He contested and lost the [[1977 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1977 election]]<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> as an ADMK supported independent from [[Sathankulam (State Assembly Constituency)|Sathankulam]].<ref>{{cite news|title= AIADMK hopes to benefit from local grievances |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/02/24/stories/2003022405330400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030403041206/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/02/24/stories/2003022405330400.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=3 April 2003|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=24 February 2003}}</ref> He also lost the [[1980 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1980 election]] from Srivaikuntam.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> | ||
===Electoral performance in Assembly elections=== | ===Electoral performance in Assembly elections=== | ||
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[[Category:Speakers of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] | [[Category:Speakers of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] | ||
[[Category:St Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli alumni]] | [[Category:St Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli alumni]] | ||
[[Category:Members of the 2nd Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] | |||
[[Category:Members of the 4th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] | |||
[[Category:Members of the 5th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] | |||