Tamil Nadu Politics in South India
fort st. george, india, seat of tamil nadu assembly
indian national congress dominated political scene in initial years post independence leaders c. rajagopalachari , k. kamaraj. political influence shifted towards dravida munnetra kazhagam in late 1960s. shift in political power in tamil nadu due rise of dravidan nationalism spearheaded leaders such periyar ramasami , c. n. annadurai, extolled achievements tamilians in ways common man relate to. main facets of state politics in tamil nadu included language — distinction between tamil , non-tamil speakers important tool used dmk in 1960s , caste — such self-respect movement. imposition of hindi on non-hindi speaking areas of india has been contentious issue in tamil nadu. in january–february 1965, large scale anti-hindi agitations, cause championed dmk, occurred in tamil nadu. in 1972, split in dmk resulted in formation of india anna dravida munnetra kazhagam led mg ramachandran. since then, 2 major dravidian parties dmk headed karunanidhi , admk led jayalailtha alternate power.
former presidents sarvepalli radhakrishnan, r venkataraman , apj abdul kalam state.
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