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C. N. Annadurai
R. Venkatraman
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born
Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai[1]

(1909-09-15)15 September 1909
Conjeevaram, Madras Presidency, British India (now Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died3 February 1969(1969-02-03) (aged 59)
Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
Resting placeAnna Memorial
Political partyDMK (from 1949)
Other political
affiliations
Spouse
(m. 1930)
AwardsChubb Fellowship (1968)
Nicknames
  • Peraringar
  • Anna

Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai (15 September 1909 – 3 February 1969), popularly known as Anna, also known as Perarignar Anna (Anna, the scholar or Elder Brother), was an Indian politician who served as the fourth and last

Dravidian party
to hold either post.

He was well known for his oratorical skills and was an acclaimed writer in the

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
, he rose in stature as a prominent member of the party.

Due to differences looming with Periyar, on issues of separate independent state of

Self-Respect marriages, enforced a two-language policy (in preference to the three-language formula
in other southern states), implemented subsidies for rice, and renamed Madras State to Tamil Nadu.

However, he died of cancer just two years into office. His funeral had the highest attendance of any to that date. Several institutions and organisations are named after him. A splinter party launched by M. G. Ramachandran in 1972 was named after him as All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.

Early life

Annadurai was born in a

Conjeevaram, Madras Presidency, in a lower-middle-class family. His father Natarajan Mudaliar[3] was a weaver
and his mother was Bangaru Ammal. He was raised by her sister Rajamani Ammal.

Annadurai with his wife

At the age of 21, he married Rani while he was still a student. The couple had no children of their own, so they later adopted and raised Rajamani's grandchildren. He attended Pachaiyappa's High School,[4] but left school to work as a clerk in the town's Municipal office to assist with the family finances.

In 1934, he graduated with a

B.A. degree from Pachaiyappa's College in Chennai.[4] He then earned an MA degree in economics and politics from the same college. He worked as an English teacher[5]
in Pachaiyappa High School. Later he quit the teaching job and began involving himself in journalism and he served as an editor in few weekly magazine and then he indulged into politics.

Annadurai in younger times

Religion

Though Annadurai was an

atheist in his personal life as he took oath as the Chief Minister of the state in the 'name of conscience' rather than in the 'name of god', he proclaimed as "Only one race, Only one God" (Ondre Kulam Oruvanae Devan) from tamil work Thirumanthiram penned by Thirumoolar in order to unify the people of Tamil Nadu.[6][7] Though secular to the core, he later described himself as a Hindu sans the sacred ash, a Christian minus the holy cross, and a Muslim without the prayer cap.[8]

Annadurai would attack superstitions and religious exploitation but would never fight against the spiritual values of society. He once explained his stance towards God and religion as "I do not break coconuts for

Pillaiyar, (a form of worship) neither do I break his idols." (Nan Thengayum udaipathillai; Pillaiyarum Udaipathillai)[9]

Entry into politics

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Annadurai's interest in politics made him join the

Justice party in 1935.[10] The Justice party was formed by non-Brahmin elites in 1917.[11]
The Justice party originated with the Madras United League which was initially started as a work group that helped non-Brahmin students in
Periyar E. V. Ramasami was the party president. Annadurai served as the sub-editor of the Justice magazine. He later became the editor for Viduthalai (Freedom in English) and was also associated with the Tamil weekly paper, Kudi Arasu. He started his own journal Dravida Nadu (named after the Dravida Nadu – an independent state that the party called for). In 1944, Periyar renamed the Justice party to Dravidar Kazhagam and gave up contesting in the elections.[13]

Differences with Periyar and birth of DMK

The

North Indians.[14]
For these reasons Periyar called for 15 August 1947, the day of Indian independence, to be a day of mourning.[15] Annadurai opposed this move and the schism between his supporters and Periyar widened.
Maniammai, who was 40 years younger than he, the personal differences between Annadurai and Periyar split their supporters.[16] Annadurai launched his own party with his party fragment, along with E. V. K. Sampath (Periyar's nephew and until then considered his political heir[17]). The new party was named Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[18] DMK's presence was initially restricted to urban centres and its surrounding areas. But by appealing to the urban lower, lower middle and working classes, students, Dalits and lower castes, Annadurai was able to accelerate its growth and spread. He fought for the social justice of the lower castes and thus rapidly gained popular support.[10]

Protests in 1953

In 1953, Annadurai directed the DMK to undertake three protests:[16]

  • Condemning Jawaharlal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India, for describing the damaging Hindi letters in railway station boards by DK and DMK activists as "childish nonsense"
  • Against
    Kula Kalvi Thittam
  • Against renaming Kallakkudi, Dalmiyapuram as the name Dalmiyapuram symbolised north Indian domination. He was eventually sentenced to three months imprisonment in this protest.

Dravida Nadu

Dravida Nadu magazine owned and edited by Annadurai

During his days in Dravida Kazhagam, Annadurai had supported Periyar's call for an independent Dravida Nadu. The claim for such an independent state stayed alive in the initial days of DMK. E. V. K. Sampath, who had earlier forfeited his inheritance from Periyar to join DMK, saw the call for Dravida Nadu as an unrealistic goal. Responding to Sampath's concern, Annadurai said

We must contest more elections, win more seats and that way, win the confidence of the people; and when it is hot, we can strike and strike hard[19]

Sampath's opposition to using film stars made him cross swords with many other members of the party. Eventually, with looming differences with Annadurai and other leaders on Dravida Nadu, Sampath left the DMK and formed his own party, the

Tamil Nationalist Party, in 1961.[16] In 1962, Annadurai said in the Rajya Sabha that Dravidians want the right of self-determination ... We want a separate country for southern India.[20]

However, the reorganisation of states in India on linguistic basis removed Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam speaking regions from the Madras Presidency leaving behind a predominantly Tamil

Sino-Indian war brought about changes in the Indian constitution. The Sixteenth Amendment (most popularly known as the Anti-Secessionist Amendment) banned any party with sectarian principles from participating in elections. When this amendment was presented in the Parliament of India, Annadurai was one of its members. He vehemently debated against the amendment, but eventually could not stop it from being passed. Faced with the new constitutional changes, Annadurai and his DMK left the call for an independent Tamil homeland on the back burner.[21]
From then on Annadurai and his DMK aimed at achieving better co-operation between the southern states and claimed more autonomy for Tamil Nadu.[22]

On the party's position, Annadurai said

To make the Dravidian state a separate state was our ideal. A situation has arisen where we can neither talk nor write about this ideal. Of course we can destroy the party by undertaking to violate the prohibition. But once the party itself is destroyed there will not be any scope for the ideal to exist or spread. That is why we had to give up the ideal.[19]

Anti-Hindi agitations

Hindi was first recommended to be an apt language for official purposes in India by a committee headed by

North Indians.[23]

Protests of 1938

In 1938, the Congress government in

Hindi language as a compulsory language in schools. This move was opposed by Tamil leaders. Annadurai, along with other Tamil scholars including the poet Bharathidasan, held demonstrations. Annadurai participated in the first Anti Hindi imposition conference held in Kanchipuram on 27 February 1938. Two members of the protest, Thalamuthu and Natarajan, died as a consequence of police beating the same year. With overwhelming opposition, the government of Madras Presidency finally withdrew the order in 1940. he stated that "you learn English for world communication and learn Hindi for communication in India, it seems like big door for big cat and small door for small cat, why not let the small cat also enter in big door".[24]

Madras Anti Hindi agitation, 1965

When India became a republic with its own constitution in 1950, the constitution had given special status to the Hindi language, which was to gain official status after 15 years in 1965. This move was regarded with anxiety by students in Tamil Nadu.[23] Speaking of making Hindi as official language of India, Annadurai said It is claimed that Hindi should be the common language because it is spoken by the majority. Why should we then claim the tiger as our national animal instead of the rat which is so much more numerous? Or the peacock as our national bird when the crow is ubiquitous?.[25] In view of continued threat to impose Hindi, the DMK held an open-air conference against Hindi imposition at Kodambakkam, Chennai in August 1960, which Annadurai presided over. He gave black flags to leading functionaries, to be shown to the President of India during his visit to the state. Sensing an uprising, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru assured in the Parliament that English would continue to be the official language of India, as long as non-Hindi speaking people desire. DMK gave up the plan of showing black flags and Annadurai appealed to the Union Government to bring about a constitutional amendment incorporating the assurance.[16]

With no constitutional amendment done, Annadurai declared 26 January 1965, the 15th

Bhakthavatchalam, as blasphemous. Hence Annadurai, who by then had been trying to shake off the secessionist image of his party, declared 24 January as a day of mourning. He also replaced the slogan of the protests to Down with Hindi; Long live the Republic. Nevertheless, violence broke out on 26 January, initially in Madurai which within days spread throughout the state.[23] Robert Hardgrave Jr, professor of humanities, government and Asian studies, suggests that the elements contributing to the riots were not instigated by DMK or Leftists or even the industrialists, as the Congress government of the state suggested, but were genuine frustrations and discontentment which lay beneath the surface of the people of the state.[23]

With violence surging, Annadurai asked the students to forfeit the protests, but some DMK leaders like

Karunanidhi kept the agitations going.[23] Nevertheless, Annadurai was arrested for instigating the agitation.[16] Although the violence were not directly instigated by the DMK,[23] the agitation itself aided DMK to win the 1967 elections and Annadurai became the new Chief Minister of Madras State.[26]

Literary contributions

Annadurai, known for his excellent oratorical skills, was fond of books. This image shows his private library.

Annadurai was known as one of the best Tamil orators during his time.[5] He developed a style in Tamil public speaking using metaphors and pleasing alliterations, both in spoken and written language. Anna was also best known for his extempore speaking ability being very well affluent on rhetoric skills.[27]

He has published several novels, short stories[4] and plays[28] which incorporate political themes.[5] He himself acted[28] in some of his plays during his time in the Dravidar Kazhagam.[29] He introduced movie media as a major organ for propaganda of

Dravidian politics.[30] In total Annadurai scripted six screen plays.[29]

His first movie

Velaikaari (Servant Maid, 1949) and Or Iravu, which were later made into movies, carried the hallmarks of propaganda for Dravidian politics.[31] On Velaikari, Annadurai said that the movie

made it clear that greed and avarice of the rich did not pay in the long run.[...] Some of the elementary principles of socialism and stressed that we should depend upon our own labour for our progress and well being and not some unknown factor.[29]

Velaikari made direct references against the suppressive landlords who were traditionally allied with

Gandhi.[13] His movies had some elements of Dravidian political ideologies like anti-Brahminism and messages differing against Congress with detailed reasons and scenarios behind.[31] Popular stage and cine actors who stood by Anna in early years were D. V. Narayanasamy, K. R. Ramasamy, N. S. Krishnan, S. S. Rajendran, Sivaji Ganesan[28] and M. G. Ramachandran.[16]

Some of his books had a social approach and its content were debatable, such as "Arya Mayai" (Aryan Illusion) in which he highlighted the view point of bringing an equal living society regardless of any caste dominance and especially drawing similarities which existed by then of the upper-

caste Brahmin (Aryan) people. He was fined INR 700 for sedition[32] and was also sent to prison.[16]

Some of his well-known works are his books Annavin Sattasabai Sorpolivukal (Anna's speeches at the state legislative, 1960), Ilatchiya varalaru (History of Ideals, 1948), Valkkaip puyal (Storm of life, 1948) and Rankon rata (Radha from Rangon).

Kalinga) and Pavayin payanam (Travels of a young lady) carried elements of political propaganda.[33]

At times when Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam was extensively using movies for its propaganda, censorship crippled the process. To evade censorships, DMK movies used Annadurai's popular nickname Anna, which also means elder brother in Tamil, as a pun. When praises were bestowed on the Anna on screen, the crowd would break into applause.[29] Kannadasan has criticised Anna's works that apart from Sivaji Kanda Hindu Rajyam[28] and Needhi Devan Mayakkam, the rest lacked even a plot[34]

Posts held

The provincial conference of the DMK was held at

Nedunchezhian was elected to that position. It was at the Tiruchirappalli conference that the party decided to contest free India's second general elections which were to be held in 1957. The DMK secured 15 Assembly seats and two parliamentary seats.[16] Anna was elected from his home constituency, Kanchipuram[16] for the first time to the Madras Legislative Assembly.[5] In that election, the DMK won 15 seats and Annadurai became the leader of the opposition in the state.[4] In 1962, the DMK emerged as the major political party in the state outside the Congress, winning 50 seats in the Assembly.[4] Although Annadurai himself lost the elections, he was nominated as a member of parliament to the upper house (Rajya Sabha).[4][5]

As chief minister

In 1967, the Congress lost nine states to opposition parties, but it was only in Madras state that a single non-Congress party majority was achieved.

Rajagopalachari, a former senior leader of the Congress party, had by then left the Congress and launched the right-wing Swatantra Party. He played a vital role in bringing about the electoral fusion amongst the opposition parties to align against the Congress.[36]
At that time, his cabinet was the youngest in the country.[37]

Annadurai legalised

arranged marriages to be replaced by love marriages.[39] Annadurai was also the first to use subsidising of the price of rice for election victory. He promised one rupee a measure of rice, which he initially implemented once in government, but had to withdraw later. Subsidising rice costs are still used as an election promise in Tamil Nadu.[40]

It was Annadurai's government that renamed the Madras State to its present-day form declaring officially as Tamil Nadu. The name change itself was first presented in the upper house (Rajya Sabha) of the Parliament of India by Bhupesh Gupta, a communist MP from West Bengal, but was then defeated.[14] With Annadurai as chief minister, the state assembly succeeded in passing the bill renaming the states.

Anna was instrumental in organising the World Tamil Conference under the aegies of UNESCO in 1967.

three language formula. The three language formula, which was implemented in the neighbouring states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, entitled students to study three languages: the regional language, English and Hindi.[23]
It was during the period of his Chief Ministership that the Second World Conference was conducted on a grand scale on 3 January 1968.[16] Nevertheless, when a commemorative stamp was released to mark the Tamil conference, Annadurai expressed his dissatisfaction that the stamp contained Hindi when it was for Tamil.[42] Annadurai also issued an order for the removal of the pictures of gods and religious symbols from public offices and buildings.[16] He proceeded on a world tour as an invitee of the Yale University's Chubb Fellowship Programme and was also a guest of the State Department in the US in April–May 1968. He was awarded the Chubb Fellowship at Yale University, being the first non-American to receive this honour.[16] The same year he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Annamalai University.[4]

Death

Anna memorial

On 10 September 1968 Annadurai travelled to New York for medical treatment and he was operated for cancer in the gullet at the

The Guinness Book of Records.[44] An estimated 15 million people attended it.[45] His remains were buried in the northern end of Marina Beach, which is now called Anna Memorial.[46]

Legacy

The statue of Annadurai at the College of Engineering, Guindy campus of Anna University which is named after him

After his electoral success with his DMK in 1967, the Congress has not yet returned to power in Tamil Nadu. His government was the first in the country to be from a non-Congress party with full majority.

Mount Road, and a statue of Annadurai now stands there.[49] The central government issued a commemorative coin of 5 denomination to mark the centenary celebrations of him on 15 September 2009 in Chennai.[50] Jawaharlal Nehru hailed him as one of the great parliamentarians for speeches in Rajya Sabha.[51] Selig Harrison, a US-based[52] analyst of South Asian and East Asian politics and journalism[53] commented,

There is no doubt that this powerful orator is the single-most popular mass figure in the region[37]

The magazine India Today has listed Annadurai in its "Top 100 people who shaped India by thought, action, art, culture and spirit".[54] In 2010, Anna Centenary Library was established in Chennai in remembrance of Annadurai.[55]

A life-size statue of Annadurai was unveiled on 1 October 2002 in the

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in his honour and the function was attended by notable politicians.[56][57]

On 31 July 2020, Alandur metro station in

Filmography

Year Film Credits[59]
1949
Velaikaari
Story, Screenplay and Dialogues
1949 Nallathambi Story, Screenplay and Dialogues
1951 Or Iravu Story and Dialogues
1954 Sorgavasal Story and Dialogues
1956 Rangoon Radha Story
1959 Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali Story
1961
Nallavan Vazhvaan
Story
1962
Edhayum Thangum Idhayam
Story
1970 Kadhal Jothi Story
1978 Vandikaaran magan Story

Annadurai's first movie script, of his play Velaikkari, fetched him a fee of 12,000, a considerable sum at that time[60] (worth 1 crore in 2015 prices)

Apart from his stories, the names of some of Annadurai's works were used as film titles for Panathottam (1963), Valiba virundhu (1967), Kumarikottam (1971), Rajapart Rangadurai (1973), Needhi devan mayakkam (1982).[59]

Bibliography

Fiction

Year Type Work First appeared in[59]
1939 Novella Komalathin Kobam Kudi arasu
1939 Novella Kabothipura Kadhal Kudi arasu
1942 Novella Kumasthavin penn or Dravida Nadu
1942 Novella Kalingarani Dravida Nadu
1943 Novella Parvathi B.A Dravida Nadu
1943 Play Chandrodhayam
1945 Novella Dasavatharam Dravida Nadu
1945 Play Sivaji kanda Hindu samrajyam[28]
1946 Play Velaikaari
1946 Novella Kumari kottam Dravida Nadu
1946 Novella Rangoon Radha Dravida Nadu
1947 Play Needhidevan mayakkam
1947 Parable Kadhiravan Kaneen Dravida Nadu
1948 Play Nallathambi
1948 Play Or iravu
1948 Novella En vazhvu Dravida Nadu
1953 Play Sorgavasal
1953 Play Kadhal jothi
1955 Parable Kumari Surya Dravida Nadu
1955 Parable Nangai Nagaithaal Dravida Nadu
1955 Parable Oru muttalin kadhai Dravida Nadu
1955 Play Pavayin payanam
1956 Novella Pudhiya polivu Dravida Nadu
1957 Novella Kadaisi kanavu Dravida Nadu
1965 Novella Thazhumbukal Kanchi
1965 Novella Vandikaaran magan Kanchi
1968 Novella appodhae sonnen Kanchi
1970 Play Inba oli Kanchi and Dravida nadu
Novella Romapuri Raanigal Kanchi and Dravida nadu

Non fiction

Year Title[4]
1947 Kambarasam
1948 Ariyamayai

In popular culture

A scene from the film

Thirukkural Munnanik Kazhagam (Tamil: திருக்குறள் முன்னணிக் கழகம்). Its acronym in Tamil is an allusion to the DMK (திமுக).[61]

In a scene from the film

Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. The Chief Minister is not seen directly. Instead, Annadurai's voice (as imitated by Sivagangai Sethurajan) is heard.[62] Also, a pair of glasses on the table and a pen in the foreground are seen.[63]

The song sequence "Nee mannavana chinnavana" from the film Rudra Thandavam (1978) shows real footage of Annadurai's funeral.[64]

In the film Walter Vetrivel (1993), Vijayakumar played Viswanathan (Tamil Nadu Minister for Home Affairs as per the plot). The actor's countenance in the film strongly resembles Annadurai.

In the film Iruvar (1997), Nassar played Ayya Veluthambi, a character whose role is reminiscent of Annadurai.

Annadurai is portrayed in the film Kamaraj (2004).

S. S. Stanley played Annadurai in the film Periyar (2007). Directed by Gnana Rajasekaran, the film had Sathyaraj in the lead role of Periyar, Annadurai's mentor. After Annadurai's death (not shown in the film), his real life photo is seen in the table of M. Karunanidhi, who succeeded him as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

The song sequence "Nee kondru kuvithatu" from the film Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan (2008) shows real footage of Annadurai.[65]

Bharathi Kannan played Annadurai in the film Thalaivii (2021).[66]

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Party political offices
New creation General Secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1949–1969
Succeeded by
Assembly seats
Preceded by
Deivasigamani
Member of Madras State Legislative Assembly
1957–1962
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Himself as Chief Minister of Madras State
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

1969–1969
Succeeded by

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