Annai E. V. R. Maniammai

E. V. R. Maniammai
E. V. R. Maniammai
President of Dravidar Kazhagam
	In office; 25 December 1973 – 16 March 1978
Preceded by	Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
Succeeded by	K. Veeramani
Personal details
Born	10 March 1917; Vellore, Madras Presidency, British India; (present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Died	16 March 1978 (aged 61); Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Resting place	Periyar Ninaividam
Political party	Dravidar Kazhagam
Other political; affiliations	Justice Party
Spouse(s)	Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (m. 1948; died 1973);
Occupation	Activist; politician; social reformer;

Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy Maniammai (10 March 1917 – 16 March 1978), commonly known as Annai ("Mother"), was an Indian social activist and politician. She was the second wife of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy. She succeeded him as the president of the Dravidar Kazhagam upon his death in 1973.

Biography[]

Maniammai was born as Kanthimathi to Kanagasabai Mudaliar, who was a member of the Justice Party.^[1]^[2] Soon after her father's death, she joined the Dravidar Kazhagam founded by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy in 1942–43. Sources close to Periyar had indicated that Maniyammai, being a woman, could not be named his heir. So he took to the recourse of marrying her so that she could become his legal heir.^[3] His marriage with a much younger Maniammai and his appointment of her as his successor shocked many of his party leaders.^[4]^[5]

References[]

^ S. Muthiah (2008). Madras, Chennai: A 400-year Record of the First City of Modern India. Palaniappa Brothers. p. 413. ISBN 978-81-8379-468-8.
^ Nalankilli, Thanjai. "Periyar Drops a Bombshell". Tamil tribune. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
^ "The September which split Dravidians: Periyar weds Maniyammai, DMK is born".
^ Balkrishna Vithal Bhosale (2004). Mobilisation of Backward Communities in India. Deep & Deep. p. 222. ISBN 978-81-7629-588-8.
^ Phil Zuckerman (2009). Atheism and Secularity [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-313-35182-2.

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[Muthiah2008-1] S. Muthiah (2008). Madras, Chennai: A 400-year Record of the First City of Modern India. Palaniappa Brothers. p. 413. ISBN 978-81-8379-468-8.

[TT-2] Nalankilli, Thanjai. "Periyar Drops a Bombshell". Tamil tribune. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[TNM-3] "The September which split Dravidians: Periyar weds Maniyammai, DMK is born".

[Bhosale2004-4] Balkrishna Vithal Bhosale (2004). Mobilisation of Backward Communities in India. Deep & Deep. p. 222. ISBN 978-81-7629-588-8.

[Zuckerman2009-5] Phil Zuckerman (2009). Atheism and Secularity [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-313-35182-2.

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E. V. R. Maniammai

President of Dravidar Kazhagam
In office 25 December 1973 – 16 March 1978
Preceded by	Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
Succeeded by	K. Veeramani

Personal details
Born	(1917-03-10)10 March 1917 Vellore, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Died	16 March 1978(1978-03-16) (aged 61) Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Resting place	Periyar Ninaividam
Political party	Dravidar Kazhagam
Other political affiliations	Justice Party
Spouse(s)	Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (m. 1948; died 1973)
Occupation	Activist politician social reformer