Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran,popularly known by his initials M.G.R.,was an Indian actor,politician,and philanthropist who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death in 1987. He was the founder and first general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. On 19 March 1988,Ramachandran was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna,India's highest civilian honour. Ramachandran is regarded as one of the most influential politicians of post-independence India. Apart from politics,as a film personality he won the National Film Award,two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and two Filmfare Award South.
Muthuvel Karunanidhi was an Indian writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades over five terms between 1969 and 2011. He is popularly referred to as Kalaignar (Artist) and Mutthamizh Arignar for his contributions to Tamil literature. He had the longest intermittent tenure as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu with 6,863 days in office. He was also a long-standing leader of the Dravidian movement and ten-time president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party. Karunanidhi has the record of never losing an election to the Tamil Nadu Assembly,having won 13 times since his first victory in 1957. Before entering politics,he worked in the Tamil film industry as a screenwriter. He also made contributions to Tamil literature,having written stories,plays,novels,and a multiple-volume memoir. Karunanidhi died on 7 August 2018 at Kauvery Hospital in Chennai after a series of prolonged,age-related illnesses.
Reddiar is a Telugu speaking land owning,merchants,agricultural social group in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.
Alagarswami Vijayaraj,better known by his stage name Vijayakanth,was an Indian actor and politician. He served as the leader of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 27 May 2011 to 21 February 2016. He was the founder and second general secretary of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam. A notable figure in the Tamil cinema,Vijayakanth was awarded the Kalaimamani in 2001,the highest civilian award in Tamil Nadu. On 9 May 2024,Vijayakanth was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan,India's third-highest civilian honour.
Panchaksharam Rangasamy Pillai,known professionally as Vijayakumar,is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. He started his film career in the Tamil film Sri Valli (1961) as a child actor and started playing a lead role from the movie Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) then he worked in Madhura Geetham (1977) and Azhage Unnai Aarathikkiren (1979). He has also acted in Telugu and Malayalam movies. He also worked in television serials like Thangam,Vamsam,Talambralu,Nandini and Rasaathi. His son is actor Arun Vijay.
Kumaresan Duraisamy,known professionally by his stage name Napoleon,is an Indian actor,entrepreneur and former Indian politician. He was the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment in Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet. He has acted predominately in Tamil films apart from some Telugu,Malayalam,Kannada and English movies.
Senthamizhan Seeman is an Indian politician,filmmaker and the chief-coordinator of the political party Naam Tamilar Katchi in Tamil Nadu. He is an advocate of the creation of vote bank for Tamils.
Sedapatti Suryanarayana Rajendran,also known by his initials SSR,was an Indian actor,film director,film producer and politician who worked in Tamil theatre and cinema.
The fourth legislative assembly election of Madras State was held in February 1967. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) led coalition under the leadership of C.N. Annadurai won the election defeating the Indian National Congress (Congress). Anti-Hindi agitations,the rising prices of essential commodities,and a shortage of rice were the dominant issues. K. Kamaraj's resignation as the Chief Minister in 1963,to concentrate on party affairs,along with persistent rumors of corruption had weakened the incumbent Congress Government. This was the second time after Communist Party of India winning Kerala assembly elections in 1957,for a non-Congress party to gain the majority in a state in India,and the last time that Congress held power in Tamil Nadu. It was the first time a party or pre-election alliance formed a non-Congress government with an absolute majority. It marked the beginning of Dravidian dominance in the politics of Tamil Nadu. Annadurai,who became the first non-Congress chief minister of post-independence Tamil Nadu,died in office in 1969 and V.R. Nedunchezhiyan took over as acting chief minister.
The third legislative assembly election to the Madras state was held on 21 February 1962. The Indian National Congress party,led by K. Kamaraj,won the election. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam made significant in-roads in the election and emerged as the second party for the first time by winning 50 seats. 1962 Election remains the most recent election in which Indian National Congress to form a majority Government in the State as its support was heavily declined due to rise of Dravidian political parties.
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It has a strength of 234 members,all of whom are democratically elected using the first-past-the-post system. The presiding officer of the Assembly is the Speaker. The term of the Assembly is five years,unless dissolved earlier.
M. Kannappan is an Indian politician and former Union minister for Non-conventional energy sources in A. B. Vajpayee's NDA rule between 1999 and 2004 Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Kinathukadavu constituency in 1967,and 1972 elections.
P. Dhanapal is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He is a former Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan Ravi is an Indian actor and politician who played supporting roles throughout his career. He is the son of actor M. R. Radha and the uncle of Vasu Vikram and half-brother of Radhika. He is a former chief member of the Tamil Nadu Film Artistes' Association. He is known for his roles as antagonists in Tamil films and a he acted in the serial Chellamae. He is also known for his controversial criticism of other film personalities.
Arun Pandian is an Indian actor,filmmaker and politician who predominately works in Tamil films. He began his career as an actor as part of the critically acclaimed film Oomai Vizhigal (1986). After retiring from acting,he took the post of chief producer for the London-based Ayngaran International,a film production and distribution company,however,he later started his own production and distribution company A&P Groups.
Ishari K Ganesh is the founder,chairman and chancellor of Vels University in Chennai,India. He founded the Vel's Educational Trust in 1992 in the memory of his late father Isari Velan,a former Member of Legislative Assembly in the state government of M. G. Ramachandran.
Thalikottai Rasuthevar Baalu Rajaa better known as Dr. T. R. B. Rajaa is an Indian Tamil politician. He is the Minister for Industries,Investment Promotions and Commerce in the Government of Tamil Nadu since 2023,having won the 2011,2016 and the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections representing DMK in Mannargudi. He also holds the position of the party's IT Wing Secretary.
Elections in India in 1977 included Legislative Assembly elections in several Indian states,including Goa,Himachal Pradesh,Jammu and Kashmir,Tamil Nadu,and West Bengal.
The First Ministry of Ramachandran was the Council of Ministers, headed by M. G. Ramachandran, that was formed after the sixth legislative assembly election,which was held in two phases on 12th and 14th of June 1977. The results of the election were announced in June 1977,and this led to the formation of the 6th Assembly. On 30 June 1977,the Council took office.
