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the party and took a massive demonstration and rail roko at
Madurai in support of “Tamil EELAM," for which S.D.S. was arrested and remanded along with his followers. In 1986, S.D.S. took up a large procession at “Anna Saalai“ in Chennai and submitted a memorandum to “The Governor" of Tamil Nadu. In 1987, when Puratchi Thalaivar MGR returned from America after treatment on invitation, S.D.S. met Puratchi Thalaivar MGR and merged “Namadhu Kazhagam” with AIADMK.
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for corruption. S.D.S. put forth his full effort to form and frame the new party from the grassroots level. Every AIADMK party member knows how hard S.D. Somasundaram worked to bring up the welfare of the people of Tamil Nadu, and he did not rest until the work was done. He donated his wealth and belongings to people's wellness and to funding the Tamil Nadu government.
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question M.G.R. about the widespread corruption during his term as chief minister. As a result of differences that existed between him and M.G.R., he decided to quit AIADMK and floated his party "Namathu
Kazhagam," meaning "Our Party." Later, he quickly folded his new party due to a lack of mass appeal and returned to the AIADMK to be in
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Aggrieved by this expulsion, S.D.S. started a new political party named “Namadhu
Kazhagam.” The party took off with a massive rally at Trichy in 1984. The party contested the general election for Parliament and the Tamil Nadu assembly in 1984 but could not win a single seat. In 1985, S.D.S. regrouped
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S.D.S. joined the Anna DMK as the first Lok Sabha member. Along with him, S.D.S. streamed into the new
Democratic Party with many of his political followers from various other parties. Since then, S.D.S. has worked his heart out to fight against the DMK, which was in power at the time, bearing a name
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S.D.S. purposefully prolonged his engineering course duration to thirteen years at
Annamalai University to propagate the ideologies of DMK to the student community of the university year after year. During the DMK conference held at Annamalai Nagar as general secretary of DMMK, S.D.S. contributed Rs.
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Sakunthala on December 6, 1962, in the presence of Dravidian party members. Anna referred to S.D.S. as his fraternal brother and was proud to preside over the wedlock. The couple has two sons. Their eldest son, Duraimanickam, works with the Chennai Port Trust as
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Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu in 1967 after defeating R. Venkataraman of the Indian National Congress, the former president of India. He was re-elected from the same constituency in 1971 and 1977 on DMK and AIADMK
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The dedicated efforts towards the betterment of AIADMK and the welfare of the people of Tamil Nadu gave S.D.S. a good image among the people of this state and the party. This made
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In 1969, "Perarignar Anna" passed away, leaving the whole of Tamil Nadu in sorrow. After his death, there began internal turmoil and chaos among the second-line leaders of the DMK. As a result of this, "Puratchi Thalaivar, Mr. M.G. Ramachandran" (MGR) was expelled from DMK. With the large support of
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Puratchi Thalaivi Amma mentioned S.D.S. in her words during her speech at the eighth "World Tamil Conference 1995" held in Thanjavur. "SD Somasundaram is someone who never falls tired or sheds away from party work all around the clock. He is a person who always thinks about the AIADMK party and the
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The S.D.S. Charitable Trust is dedicated to supporting the weaker sections of society with a holistic, sustainable, and diversified approach. This charitable trust was incorporated in 2002 in memory of the late Mr. S.D. Somasundaram B.E., former Revenue Minister of the Government of Tamil Nadu and
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Somasundaram played an important part in reconvening the followers of Puratchi Thalaivar MGR, who were stranded after the death of Puratchi Thalaivar MGR. This work of S.D.S. to regain the popularity of the split AIADMK impressed Puratchi Thalaivi Amma, and she was given the second position at the
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After the death of "Puratchi Thalaivar MGR in 1987, the political scenario in Tamil Nadu was uncertain, and AIADMK split into two factions: AIADMK (JA) under Ms. Janaki Ammal and AIADMK (J) under "Puratchi Thalaivi J. Jayalalitha". SD Somasundaram took the leadership of Puratchi Thalaivi Amma and
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S.D.S. served as a member of the joint committee on salaries and allowances of Members of Parliament during 1971–72, the committee on Private Members' bills and resolutions during 1973–74, the House Committee in 1977, and the General Purposes Committee during 1977–78. He was the first insider to
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and the reformative orations of leader Perarignar Anna inspired S.D.S., who joined their "self-respect movement" at an early age and committed to following them in their efforts to eradicate untouchability, improve the wellbeing of the downtrodden, and promote equality among people of various
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The anti-Hindi agitation took an aggressive step with the participation of the "Tamil Nadu Students Anti-Hindi Federation" in 1965. When the federation needed financial support, it approached S.D.S.. As a government servant, he could not spare money; hence he gave the jewels of his wife, Ms.
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In Perarignar Anna's weekly Tamil magazines "Diravida Naadu" and "Kaanchi," he founded an English weekly under the title "Homeland" in 1957. To have the weekly magazine released, students of Annamalai University, under the leadership of S.D.S., contributed 10,000 rupees to "Perarignar Anna."
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Somasundaram was in charge of conducting the 8th Tamil World Conference at Thanjavur during his tenure as the revenue minister. Subsequently, due to a difference of opinion with J. Jayalalithaa, he quit AIADMK again and floated another party called "Puratchi Thalaivar AIADMK."
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middle- and lower-level workers as a simple man who connected with them and was also known as an honest politician. M.G.R. held the activities of S.D.S. much closer to his heart. He resigned from his M.P. post in 1977 and was nominated to the now-defunct legislative council.
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close affinity brought a hitch among other party men who wanted to break this friendship between Puratchi Thalaivar, MGR, and S.D.S.. As they planned, a rift peeped out between Puratchi Thalaivar MGR and S.D.S.. Puratchi Thalaivar MGR expelled S.D.S. from AIADMK in 1984.
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welfare of the people of Tamil Nadu. Now I call only S.D.S. my brother". These were the words of Puratchi Thalaivi Amma about SD Somasundaram. The closeness between them irked the eyes of others, who brought the difference of opinion among them during S.D.S.'s last days.
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This victory drew S.D.S. closer to Puratchi Thalaivar MGR, and they had an understanding thereon. Puratchi Thalaivar, MGR, had SD Somasundaram as his loyal associate. Later, "Puratchi Thalaivar MGR" gave S.D.S. a cabinet berth as revenue minister of Tamil Nadu.
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When Thanthai Periyar undertook the leadership of "Dravidar Kazhagam" in 1944, S.D.S., as a high school student, stood to form "Orathanadu Manavar Dravidar Kazhagam," attending in a black shirt and recruiting other students into the 'self-respect movement'.
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In 1949, S.D.S. followed Perarignar Anna and joined his DMK. S.D.S. was later made the first "general secretary of the Dravida Maanavar Munnetra Kazhagam (DMMK)." He continued as the general secretary for 13 years.
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