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On 16 March 1978, Maniyammai died. The ''Managing Committee of the Dravidar Kazhagam'' elected [[K. Veeramani]] as General Secretary of the ''Dravidar Kazhagam'' on 17 March 1978. From then on, the ''Periyar-Maniyammai Educational and Charitable Society'' started the ''Periyar Centenary Women's Polytechnic'' at [[Thanjavur]] on 21 September 1980. On 8 May 1982, the ''College for Correspondence Education'' was started under the auspices of the ''Periyar Rationalist Propaganda Organization''.<ref name="Gopalakrishnan-22"/> | On 16 March 1978, Maniyammai died. The ''Managing Committee of the Dravidar Kazhagam'' elected [[K. Veeramani]] as General Secretary of the ''Dravidar Kazhagam'' on 17 March 1978. From then on, the ''Periyar-Maniyammai Educational and Charitable Society'' started the ''Periyar Centenary Women's Polytechnic'' at [[Thanjavur]] on 21 September 1980. On 8 May 1982, the ''College for Correspondence Education'' was started under the auspices of the ''Periyar Rationalist Propaganda Organization''.<ref name="Gopalakrishnan-22"/> | ||
Over the years, Ramasamy influenced Tamil Nadu's political party heads such as [[C.N. Annadurai]]<ref name="periyar_tamilnation"/> and [[M. Karunanidhi]]<ref name=Karunanidhi>{{cite web |title=Periyar's philosophy relevant even today: Karunanidhi |work=The Hindu |date=9 August 2007 |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2007/08/09/stories/2007080961180800.htm |access-date=17 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227183950/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2007/08/09/stories/2007080961180800.htm |archive-date=27 February 2009}}</ref> of the ''Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam''' (DMK), [[V. Gopalswamy]]<ref name="Vaiko">{{cite web |url=http://www.vaiko-mdmk.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040524180540/http://www.vaiko-mdmk.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 May 2004 |title=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |access-date=16 December 2008 |publisher=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}</ref><ref name="Vaiko2">{{cite web|title=POTA misuse will be main poll issue: Vaiko |date=8 February 2004 |url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/08/stories/2004020805710400.htm |access-date=17 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227125347/http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/08/stories/2004020805710400.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=27 February 2009}}</ref> founder of the [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), [[S. Ramadoss]]<ref name=Ramadoss>{{cite web |title=Busts of Marx, Periyar, Ambedkar opened |work=The Hindu |date=19 September 2007 |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2007/09/19/stories/2007091953220300.htm |access-date=17 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227110805/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2007/09/19/stories/2007091953220300.htm |archive-date=27 February 2009}}</ref> founder of the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK), [[Thirumavalavan|Thol. Thirumavalavan]], founder of the [[Dalit Panthers of India]] (DPI), and ''Dravidar Kazhagam's'' K. Veeramani.<ref name="veeramani_tamilnation">{{Cite web|author=Veeramani, K. |title=International Convention for Solidarity with Eelam Tamils of Sri Lanka, 1997 – Nothing but, Genocide |publisher=TamilNation.org |url=http://www.tamilnation.org/conferences/India97/veeramani.htm |access-date=17 December 2008 |year=1997}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Nationally, Ramasamy is main ideological icon for India's third largest voted party, [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/no-law-prevents-me-from-installing-statues-mayawati/20100316.htm|title=No law stops me from installing statues: Mayawati|work=Rediff|date=16 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/uttar-pradesh/story/19950930-ties-between-mayawati-and-bjp-hit-new-low-as-kalyan-singh-attacks-her-government-808202-1995-09-30|title=Ties between Mayawati and BJP hit new low as Kalyan Singh attacks her government|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref> and its founder [[Kanshi Ram]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19951015-kanshi-ram-retains-his-fire-despite-periyar-mela-failure-807820-1995-10-15|title=Kanshi Ram retains his fire despite 'Periyar' Mela's failure|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref> Other political figures influenced by Ramasamy were former Congress minister [[K. Kamaraj]],<ref name="periyar_tamilnation"/> former [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] [[Mayawati]].<ref name=DNAIndia>{{cite web |author=IANS |title=Mayawati pursuing another dream – Periyar statue in Lucknow |publisher=DNA India |date=28 July 2007 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1112254 |access-date=16 December 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227051620/http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1112254 |archive-date=27 February 2009}}</ref> Ramasamy's life and teachings have also influenced writers and poets such as [[Kavignar Inkulab]], and [[Bharathidasan]]<ref>[[#Diehl|Diehl]], p. 81.</ref> and actors such as [[Kamal Haasan]]<ref name=Indiaglitz*>{{cite web |title='Periyar' Audio Launch |publisher=indiaglitz |date=25 December 2006 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/events/11200.html |access-date=16 December 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104173111/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Events/11200.html |archive-date=4 January 2009}}</ref> and [[Sathyaraj]].<ref name=CineSouth>{{cite web|title=Sathyaraj gets Periyar Award|work=Cine South|date=30 December 2006|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/30122006-2.shtml|access-date=17 December 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227114900/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/30122006-2.shtml|archive-date=27 February 2009}}</ref> Noted Tamil Comedian [[NS Krishnan|N. S. Krishnan]] was a close friend and follower of Ramasamy.<ref name="www.kalaivanar.com">{{cite web|title=Kalaivanar and his Contemporaries |publisher=www.kalaivanar.com |year=2009|url=http://www.kalaivanar.com/kalaivanar-contemporaries.html|access-date=6 July 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823042357/http://www.kalaivanar.com/kalaivanar-contemporaries.html|archive-date=23 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ravindran|first=Gopalan|title=Remembering Theena Muna Kana, N.S.Krishnan and the Camouflaged Narrative Devices of Tamil Political Cinema|url=http://blogs.widescreenjournal.org/?p=1592|work=Wide Screen Journal|access-date=6 July 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705160107/http://blogs.widescreenjournal.org/?p=1592|archive-date=5 July 2010}}</ref> [[W. P. A. Soundarapandian Nadar]] was a close confidant of Ramasamy and encouraged Nadars to be a part of the Self-Respect Movement.<ref name="The Modernity of Tradition: Political Development in India">{{cite book | title=The Modernity of Tradition: Political Development in India| year=1984| publisher=University of Chicago| isbn=978-0-226-73137-7|page=48| author8=Lloyd I. Rudolph and Susanne Hoeber Rudolph}}</ref><ref name="India's Silent Revolution">{{cite book | title=India's Silent Revolution: The Rise of the Lower Castes in North India|author=Jaffrelot, Christophe | year=1984| publisher=Hurst & Co.| isbn=978-1-85065-670-8|page=167}}</ref> A writer from [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Lalai Singh Yadav]] translated Ramasamy's notable works into [[Hindi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/these-unsung-dalit-writers-fuelled-bsps-culture-politics/articleshow/55151155.cms|title=These unsung Dalit writers fuelled BSP's culture politics|last=Ghosh|first=Avijit|date=31 October 2016|work=The Economic Times|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forwardpress.in/2016/09/lalai-singh-yadav-fiery-hero-of-rebel-consciousness/|title=Lalai Singh Yadav: Fiery hero of rebel consciousness|date=24 September 2016|work=Forward Press|access-date=11 July 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.modernrationalist.com/2010/november/page06.html|title=PERIYAR REMEMBERED IN PATNA|website=www.modernrationalist.com|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref> | Over the years, Ramasamy influenced Tamil Nadu's political party heads such as [[C.N. Annadurai]]<ref name="periyar_tamilnation"/> and [[M. Karunanidhi]]<ref name=Karunanidhi>{{cite web |title=Periyar's philosophy relevant even today: Karunanidhi |work=The Hindu |date=9 August 2007 |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2007/08/09/stories/2007080961180800.htm |access-date=17 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227183950/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2007/08/09/stories/2007080961180800.htm |archive-date=27 February 2009}}</ref> of the ''Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam''' (DMK), [[M. G. Ramachandran]] And [[J. Jayalalithaa]] of ''All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam'' (AIADMK), [[V. Gopalswamy]]<ref name="Vaiko">{{cite web |url=http://www.vaiko-mdmk.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040524180540/http://www.vaiko-mdmk.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 May 2004 |title=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |access-date=16 December 2008 |publisher=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}</ref><ref name="Vaiko2">{{cite web|title=POTA misuse will be main poll issue: Vaiko |date=8 February 2004 |url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/08/stories/2004020805710400.htm |access-date=17 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227125347/http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/08/stories/2004020805710400.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=27 February 2009}}</ref> founder of the [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), [[S. Ramadoss]]<ref name=Ramadoss>{{cite web |title=Busts of Marx, Periyar, Ambedkar opened |work=The Hindu |date=19 September 2007 |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2007/09/19/stories/2007091953220300.htm |access-date=17 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227110805/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2007/09/19/stories/2007091953220300.htm |archive-date=27 February 2009}}</ref> founder of the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK), [[Thirumavalavan|Thol. Thirumavalavan]], founder of the [[Dalit Panthers of India]] (DPI), and ''Dravidar Kazhagam's'' K. Veeramani.<ref name="veeramani_tamilnation">{{Cite web|author=Veeramani, K. |title=International Convention for Solidarity with Eelam Tamils of Sri Lanka, 1997 – Nothing but, Genocide |publisher=TamilNation.org |url=http://www.tamilnation.org/conferences/India97/veeramani.htm |access-date=17 December 2008 |year=1997}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Nationally, Ramasamy is main ideological icon for India's third largest voted party, [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/no-law-prevents-me-from-installing-statues-mayawati/20100316.htm|title=No law stops me from installing statues: Mayawati|work=Rediff|date=16 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/uttar-pradesh/story/19950930-ties-between-mayawati-and-bjp-hit-new-low-as-kalyan-singh-attacks-her-government-808202-1995-09-30|title=Ties between Mayawati and BJP hit new low as Kalyan Singh attacks her government|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref> and its founder [[Kanshi Ram]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19951015-kanshi-ram-retains-his-fire-despite-periyar-mela-failure-807820-1995-10-15|title=Kanshi Ram retains his fire despite 'Periyar' Mela's failure|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref> Other political figures influenced by Ramasamy were former Congress minister [[K. Kamaraj]],<ref name="periyar_tamilnation"/> former [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] [[Mayawati]].<ref name=DNAIndia>{{cite web |author=IANS |title=Mayawati pursuing another dream – Periyar statue in Lucknow |publisher=DNA India |date=28 July 2007 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1112254 |access-date=16 December 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227051620/http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1112254 |archive-date=27 February 2009}}</ref> Ramasamy's life and teachings have also influenced writers and poets such as [[Kavignar Inkulab]], and [[Bharathidasan]]<ref>[[#Diehl|Diehl]], p. 81.</ref> and actors such as [[Kamal Haasan]]<ref name=Indiaglitz*>{{cite web |title='Periyar' Audio Launch |publisher=indiaglitz |date=25 December 2006 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/events/11200.html |access-date=16 December 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104173111/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Events/11200.html |archive-date=4 January 2009}}</ref> and [[Sathyaraj]].<ref name=CineSouth>{{cite web|title=Sathyaraj gets Periyar Award|work=Cine South|date=30 December 2006|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/30122006-2.shtml|access-date=17 December 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227114900/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/30122006-2.shtml|archive-date=27 February 2009}}</ref> Noted Tamil Comedian [[NS Krishnan|N. S. Krishnan]] was a close friend and follower of Ramasamy.<ref name="www.kalaivanar.com">{{cite web|title=Kalaivanar and his Contemporaries |publisher=www.kalaivanar.com |year=2009|url=http://www.kalaivanar.com/kalaivanar-contemporaries.html|access-date=6 July 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823042357/http://www.kalaivanar.com/kalaivanar-contemporaries.html|archive-date=23 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ravindran|first=Gopalan|title=Remembering Theena Muna Kana, N.S.Krishnan and the Camouflaged Narrative Devices of Tamil Political Cinema|url=http://blogs.widescreenjournal.org/?p=1592|work=Wide Screen Journal|access-date=6 July 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705160107/http://blogs.widescreenjournal.org/?p=1592|archive-date=5 July 2010}}</ref> [[W. P. A. Soundarapandian Nadar]] was a close confidant of Ramasamy and encouraged Nadars to be a part of the Self-Respect Movement.<ref name="The Modernity of Tradition: Political Development in India">{{cite book | title=The Modernity of Tradition: Political Development in India| year=1984| publisher=University of Chicago| isbn=978-0-226-73137-7|page=48| author8=Lloyd I. Rudolph and Susanne Hoeber Rudolph}}</ref><ref name="India's Silent Revolution">{{cite book | title=India's Silent Revolution: The Rise of the Lower Castes in North India|author=Jaffrelot, Christophe | year=1984| publisher=Hurst & Co.| isbn=978-1-85065-670-8|page=167}}</ref> A writer from [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Lalai Singh Yadav]] translated Ramasamy's notable works into [[Hindi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/these-unsung-dalit-writers-fuelled-bsps-culture-politics/articleshow/55151155.cms|title=These unsung Dalit writers fuelled BSP's culture politics|last=Ghosh|first=Avijit|date=31 October 2016|work=The Economic Times|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forwardpress.in/2016/09/lalai-singh-yadav-fiery-hero-of-rebel-consciousness/|title=Lalai Singh Yadav: Fiery hero of rebel consciousness|date=24 September 2016|work=Forward Press|access-date=11 July 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.modernrationalist.com/2010/november/page06.html|title=PERIYAR REMEMBERED IN PATNA|website=www.modernrationalist.com|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref> | ||
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