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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 |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> | ||
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. | 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'''[[https://sites.google.com/view/ambedkar-makkal-iyakkam/home]].Now He is the president for this Movement and '''Siva.Murugesan''' [[https://sites.google.com/view/ambedkar-makkal-iyakkam/home]]is the General Secretary of this Movement. | ||
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Vai. Balasundaram (1942 – 6 December 2019)[1] 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.[2]
He was later described as a "veteran Dalit leader", and became President of the Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam (Ambedkar People's movement),[3][4] 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[[1]].Now He is the president for this Movement and Siva.Murugesan [[2]]is the General Secretary of this Movement.
References
- ↑ "Ex-Mayor passes away - The Hindu".
- ↑ 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.
5.https://sites.google.com/view/ambedkar-makkal-iyakkam/home