S. S. Ramasami Padayatchiyar: Difference between revisions

'''S. S. Ramasami Padayatchiyar''' (16 September 1918 – 3 April 1992) was a politician from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He was the founder of the Tamil political party [[Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party]], which is considered to be a predecessor of [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]].

'''Tamil Nadu Toilers Party''' was created by Padayatchiyar and members of the [[Vanniyar]] caste during the 1950s.<ref>{{cite book | title=Viramma: life of an untouchable|author=John L. Varianno, Jean-Luc Racine and Viramma Josianne Racine | date=1997| publisher=Verso| isbn=978-1859848173|page=293}}</ref> In 1951, Vanniyars convened a major conference of the [[Vanniyar|Vanniyar Kula Kshatriya Sangam]]. [[M. A. Manickavelu Naicker]], a lawyer and S. S. Ramasami Padayatchi, 33-year-old high school graduate, Chairman of the Cuddalore Municipal school and member of the South Arcot district board were participants of the conference among others. The conference which intended to organise Vanniyars on a statewide basis failed due to traditional local loyalties. [[South Arcot]] and [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] Vanniyars under Padayatchiyars's leadership formed Tamil Nadu Toilers party where as Vanniyars from [[North Arcot]] and [[Chengalpattu]] under Naicker formed [[Commonweal Party]].The partnership of Tamil Nadu toilers party & common wheel party ensured success in 25 M.L.A constituencies & 4 member of parliament, After which a problem in Madras legislative assembly on 1954 came to a solution to take referendum in assembly for [[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS]] to prove its majority to form government, where Kamaraj of INC was supported by S.S Ramaswamy padayatchiyar & Manickavel Nayagar to become Chief Minister of Madras presidency.  <ref>{{cite book | title=The Modernity of Tradition|author=Lloyd I. Rudolph and Susanne Hoeber Rudolph| date=1984| publisher=University Of Chicago Press | isbn=978-0226731377|page=55} the}</ref>