Annai E. V. R. Maniammai

Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy Maniammai (10 March 1920 – 16 March 1978), commonly known as Annai, was an Indian social activist and politician. She was second wife married by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy when she was 31 years old and he was 72 years old. She succeeded him as the president of the Dravidar Kazhagam upon his death in 1973.

E. V. R. Maniammai
President of Dravidar Kazhagam
In office
25 December 1973 – 16 March 1978
Preceded byPeriyar E. V. Ramasamy
Succeeded byK. Veeramani
Personal details
Born(1920-03-10)10 March 1920
Vellore, Madras Presidency, British India
(present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Died16 March 1978(1978-03-16) (aged 58)
Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Resting placePeriyar Ninaividam
Political partyDravidar Kazhagam
Spouse(s)
Occupation
  • Activist
  • politician
  • social reformer

Biography

Maniammai was born as Gandhimathi to Kanagasabai Mudaliar ,[1]kanagasabai mudaliar was a party member of the Justice Party.[2] Soon after her father's death, she joined the Dravidar Kazhagam founded by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy in 1942–43. Periyar later married her, Sources close to Periyar had indicated that Maniyammai, being a woman, could not be named his heir, and therefore he took to the legal recourse of marrying her so that she could become his legal heir[3][4] With a much younger Maniammai and his appointment of her as his successor shocked many of his party leaders.[5][6]

References
  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.
  2. Nalankilli, Thanjai. "Periyar Drops a Bombshell". Tamil tribune. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/september-which-split-dravidians-periyar-weds-maniyammai-dmk-born-49850. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Neelakandan, Aravindan. "Ten Things About Periyar Dravidian Parties Don't Want You To Know". Swarajyamag.
  5. Balkrishna Vithal Bhosale (2004). Mobilisation of Backward Communities in India. Deep & Deep. p. 222. ISBN 978-81-7629-588-8.
  6. Phil Zuckerman (2009). Atheism and Secularity [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-313-35182-2.
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