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Periyar Perundondar V. Anaimuthu | |
|---|---|
 Anaimuthu by 2015-year | |
| General Secretary, Marxist Socialist Party | |
| In office 13 March 1988 – 6 April 2021 | |
| Deputy General Secretaries | R. thirunavukarasu Valasa Vallavan |
| Preceded by | "Place Creation" |
| Succeeded by | Durai Siddharth |
| General Secretary, Marxist Socialist Party | |
| In office 8 August 1976 – 13 March1988 | |
| Preceded by | Place creation |
| Succeeded by | Marxist Socialist Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 June 1925 Perambalur district, Tamilnadu, India) |
| Died | 6 April 2021 (aged 95)[1] Pondicherry, India |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Nationality | Tamilar |
| Other political affiliations |  Dravida kazhagam (1960-75) |
| Spouse |
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| Children | Tamilselvi Panneerselvam Arulselvi Vetri Veeramani Arulmozhi Goventhan |
| Parent(s) | Poovai (Mother) Vemphai (Father) |
| Alma mater | Annamalai University |
V. Anaimuthu (21 June 1925 - 6 April 2021) built his movement on Periyar's path of self-esteem following the footsteps of rational father Periyar and conducted training courses for self-respecting youth every year and taught the youth along with Periyar's principles along with Marxism and Ambedkar's principles.[2]
Birth and Education edit
Anaimuthu was born on 21st June 1925 as the eldest son of Vembai-Buvai Ammal couple in Chittoor, present day Perambalur District, Murukkankudi.
In 1940, a teacher from Veeranandapuram, Cuddalore district. Under the guidance of Ganapati he adopted the principles of rationalism.
He was "Tamil forgetful" while studying at Kandasamy Kandar High School in Paramathi-Vellore, present-day Namakkal district. Through contact with Ponnambalanar, he got clarity on Tanitamil and Periyar principles. He listened to Periyar's discourse there on 11 October 1944.[3]
While studying at Annamalai University from 1946 to 1949, he improved his knowledge by studying Tamil and English books in the library there. He wrote articles and songs in magazines like Dravida Nadu, Pallavanadu, Aayul, Kumaran
Activities edit
Journalism, civil service, struggle edit
Following the Thirukkural conference held by Periyar on 14th January 1949 in Chennai, in 1950 Thirukkural V. With Munisamy as editor, editor Ganapathi and Anaimuthu (assistant editor and editor-in-charge) started a weekly magazine called Kuralmalar in Trichy. He wrote more than 50 articles in the journal in 25 weeks. Later, he left it due to a falling out with Munisamy.
In 1952, he joined Aragandanallur Disciplinary Sales Hall. In 1956, he resigned from government service and settled in Tiruchirappalli.
On 11th January 1957, Kural started the name Murasu. He used to write political awareness articles in it. They were praised by Periyar and published in Gudiarasu magazine.
On 26 November 1957, he started a protest by burning a copy of the Constitution of India. For this he was sentenced to 18 months of rigorous imprisonment.
Dravidian League (1960-75) edit
In 1960, he again settled in Trichy and became actively involved in the work of the Dravidian Kazhagam (DK). He ran the Tamil Nadu Private Training College from 1963 to 1975 for economic reasons. He facilitated movement training classes across the state.
On 7 March 1970, he started the 'Thinkers Association' in Trichy along with Engineer K. M. Subramaniam, Noble Govindarasalu, etc. Periyar attended the opening ceremony and inaugurated it.
From 1971 to 1974[4] Udhu Periyar E. Ve Ra Thoughts compiled three volumes and published it on behalf of Thinkers Association. The collection of books was released on 1 July 1974 by M. Karunanidhi, the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
On 17 August 1973 Bavendar started the press in Trichy. On the same day the next year, he published a monthly newspaper called Chinthavayalan under his own responsibility.
On 16 November 1975 he was expelled from the Central Committee of the Central Committee and from the Central Committee for sending printed reports to Central Committee members criticizing the trends of the Central Committee after Periyar's death.
Periyar Equal Rights Corporation (1976-88) edit
Salem a. Siddiyan, Sirkazhi Ma. Muthuchami, A.S. Thangavelu, N. Along with his comrades Ganapathi, Takkolam and K.N.Jalanathan, Periyar started an organization called the Sama Aokan Kazhagam.
In 1978, the Union Government made a personal request to the then President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy for reservation of seats for the backward in education and employment. He also inaugurated the Congress of Backward People in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh (UP). As a result 20% reservation was given to backward classes for the first time in the state of Bihar.
In 1979, he inaugurated the Periyar Centenary in Delhi with the then Deputy Chief Minister of India, Jagajeevan Ram. At that time a Hindi translation of "Reservation of Father Periyar" was published by Anaimuthu. He met then Prime Minister of India Morarji Desai regarding reservation.
Awareness campaigns on reservation were carried out in Assam, Bihar, Kerala, Karunadakam, Rajasthan, U. B. conducted in states like West Bengal. In Tamil Nadu, the then Chief Minister M. Co. He made a request to Ramachandra. Through this, 50 percent reservation was given to the backward classes.
In 1980, his articles published in Chinthayalan were collected and published as several books. The Dalit activist was invited to preside over and address the All India Backward and Minority Communities Employees' Federation (BAMCEF) meetings organized by Consiram.
In 1982, after several protests by Anaimuthu, the then Home Minister invited him for talks. Subsequently, the Mandal Commission Report was tabled in Parliament.
Marxist-Leninist Communist Party (1988-2021) edit
The Periyar Equal Rights League was renamed the Marxist Periyar Communal Party on 13 March 1988.
In 1991, he led Periyar's birthday celebrations in Delhi and campaigned for Periyar's policies in other northern states.
In 1994, Eelam activist S. A. Along with David, he started an English monthly called "Periyar Era".
1996- Conducted Thirukkural Conference. Went to Malaysia to lecture and study Periyar. He advocated reservation in 30 districts of North India.
In 2005 he traveled again to Malaysia and then to Singapore and Sri Lanka.
creations edit
- Periyar EV Ra Thoughts 3 Volumes - Editor
- A feast for thinkers
- We will abolish the untouchability
- What should Periyar volunteers do to make Periyar policies successful?
- Proportionate reservation! (Tamil and English)
- Periyar - Two blocks
- Tattva Vivesini (Compilation)
Periyar brought out the second edition of E.V.Ra's Thoughts after thirty years. more information [1]
Personal Life edit
On August 22, 1954, under the leadership of Ponnambalanar, Cuddalore Vannarappalayam b. Anaimuthu was married to Susila, the daughter of Subramania Nayakar - a seamstress. They have seven children namely Tamilchelvi, Panneerchelvam, Arulselvi, Vetri, Veeramani, Arulmozhi and Goventhan.
Death edit
Anaimuthu passed away in Puducherry on 6 April 2021 due to a heart attack at the age of 96.[5] Before his death, he was undergoing medical treatment at Chennai Government Hospital due to Covid-19 infection. As per his wishes his body was donated to Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Porur, Chennai on 7th April 2021 at 5:30 pm.
References edit
- ^ Marxist, Periyar scholar V. Anaimuthu passes away: Stalin's condolence. The Hindu Tamil Daily. 6 April 2021.
- ^ பெரியாரிய இயக்கங்கள் முன்னெடுக்க வேண்டியவை... - ஆனைமுத்து பட்டியல். விகடன் இதழ். 12 July 2020.
- ^ 96 வயது 'பெரியாரிய அறிஞர்' வே.ஆனைமுத்துவுக்கு கரோனா- சென்னை ஓமந்தூரார் அரசு மருத்துவமனையில் சிகிச்சை. தி ஹிந்து தமிழ் நாளிதழ். 7 December 2020.
- ^ பெரியாரைப் புரிந்து கொள்ள உதவிய தோழர் வே. ஆனைமுத்துவின் உழைப்பு | பேரா. வீ. அரசு | Prof. V. Arasu (in Tamil), retrieved 2023-07-29
- ^ பிரிவு, வினவு செய்திப் (2021-04-06). "தோழர் வே.ஆனைமுத்து- வின் மறைவு சமூகத்தின் பேரிழப்பு || ம.க.இ.க அஞ்சலி". வினவு. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
External Links edit
- Trichy Anaimuthu Concept Treasury'
- New thinker appearance
- V. Anaimuthu | The world knew him as Periyar's editor