V. R. Nedunchezhiyan

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V. R. Nedunchezhiyan
J.Jayalalithaa
Preceded by	E. V. A. Vallimuthu[Note 1]
Succeeded by	K. Kalimuthu
Personal details
Born	Ra. Go. Narayanasamy[ Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Cause of death	Heart failure
Political party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1977-2000)
Other political affiliations	Dravidar Kazhagam (1944-1949) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1949-1977) Makkal Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (own party;1977)
Spouse(s)	Visalakshi (m. 1950; d. 2016)
Children	1 son
Relatives	Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (grandson)
Residence(s)	Seethamma Colony, Teynampet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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V. R. Nedunchezhiyan (11 July 1920 – 12 January 2000) was an Indian politician and writer. He served thrice as the

Nedunchezhiyan was born at Thirukannapuram on 11 July 1920. He graduated with a master's degree and a doctorate in Tamil literature from Annamalai University. He became involved in politics while at the university and joined the Dravidar Kazhagam party in 1944. In 1949, he and C. N. Annadurai formed the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), with the latter as leader and Nedunchezhiyan acting as deputy general secretary until 1955. He was general secretary between 1955 and 1960 and then chairman of the party's general council until 1969.^[2]

Nedunchezhiyan was elected to the

Together with K. Rajaram, Nedunchezhiyan left the DMK to form a new political party called the Makkal Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam but this did not last long. The party merged with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), which was by then in government, in 1978 and from 1980 Nedunchezhiyan was again a cabinet minister, this time as a Minister of Finance under the leadership of AIADMK's M. G. Ramachandran, until 1987. Nedunchezhiyan acting as deputy general secretary as 1977 and 1989. He was general secretary as 1977 and 1989. He became acting Chief Minister in 1988 when Ramachandran died.

Nedunchezhiyan briefly aligned himself with the J. Jayalalithaa-led group within the AIADMK but was expelled from the party in 1988 after disputes with its leaders. He stood in the 1989 state elections and later that year returned to the party fold after Jayalalithaa had successfully reunified it. He then served as Minister of Finance again between 1991 and 1996.^[2] Later, he served as General Council Leader Of AIADMK From 1996 to his death.

Personal life

He married his wife, Visalakshi (AIADMK Spokesperson), in 1950, and they had one son.^[2]

Indian tennis player Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan is his grandson.

Death

He died on

In popular culture

The character Madhivanan, played by Rajesh, in the 1997 film Iruvar is loosely based on Nedunchezhiyan.

Books published

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Name of the book with year of publication.

1. Decimal Research (1943)
2. The Late Dravidian (1948)
3. Language Struggle (1948)
4. Repository (1948)
5. Tears and Red Water Development Corporation (1951)
6. Rise Murasu
7. New Path
8. Veera tamilgam
9. Ancient Greek (1953)
10. Giordano Bruno (1953)
11. Charles Bradley (1953)
12. Religion and Superstition (1955)
13. Purananooru Treasure (1961)
14. DMK (1961)
15. Brotherhood with Anna (1961)
16. Heart great pleasure (1982)
17. Thought Flowers (1982)
18. Learning love scenes
19. Narrinai katcigal (1982)
20. Telling Taste (Short Views) (1985)
21. Culture Honor (1985)
22. Novel Announcements to the Novel Country (1988)
23. Vadakkalathur Raja Gopalanar Biography (1991)
24. Thirukkural - Novel Clarification (1991)

Biography of #RevolutionaryBharatidasan (1994)

1. War of Social Justice (1996)
2. History of the Dravidian Movement (Part I) (1996)
3. Jain Commission Report - A Study (1997)
4. What I Saw and Heard in Life (2000)

After His- # Thirukkural Novel Text (Portable Edition) (2001)

1. The parable of the sower (2004)

Electoral Career

Legislative Assembly Elections Contested

See also

• First Nedunchezhiyan ministry
• Second Nedunchezhiyan ministry
• Pleasant Stay hotel case

Notes

References

• Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly