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Elayaperumal memorial hall
April 20 , 2023
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- The Tamil Nadu government will construct a memorial hall to mark the birth centenary of Dalit leader and former president of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee L. Elaya Perumal at his home town in Chidambaram.
- He worked for the rights of Scheduled Caste community, was agitated on noticing ‘two pot system’ even during his school days and acted against it.
- Between 1940 and 1970, Elayaperumal spearheaded several protests on various social issues in the erstwhile South Arcot and Thanjavur districts.
- He joined the Congress and was elected to the Lok Sabha from Cuddalore Parliamentary constituency at the age of 27.
- He was MP thrice and also represented Egmore Assembly constituency.
- He headed the Committee on Untouchability, Economic and Educational Development of the Scheduled Castes in 1965.
- Former CM Karunanidhi had conferred the first ‘Annal Ambedkar Award’ on Elayaperumal in 1998.
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