A. Nesamony | |
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Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Nagercoil | |
In office 1952–1957 | |
In office 1962–1968 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Nesarpuram,Palliyadi,Vilavancode Taluk,Southern Travancore,Travancore | 12 June 1895
Died | 1 June 1968 72) | (aged
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress (TTNC) and Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Caroline |
Education | B.A.,B.L. |
Profession | Politician,Lawyer |
A. Nesamony,sometimes known as Marshal Nesamony,was a political leader from Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu,India. He was the second son of Kesavan Appavu Nadar, [1] born on 12 June 1895 at Nesarpuram,Palliyadi [2] in Vilavancode Taluk,Kanyakumari district. He graduated from Maharaja's College in Thiruvananthapuram,and studied at law college in Thiruvananthapuram. [2] He began practising in 1921. He was among those involved with the merger of four Taluks from Southern Travancore to Tamil Nadu.
He was educated at Scott Christian High School and then at C.M.S. College in Tirunelveli. While studying at C.M.S. College, [2] he was elected as students' leader,which provided him with an opportunity to attend the Congress Conference[ vague ] at Calcutta. Influenced by Mahatma Gandhi at that time,he chose to wear only Khadi cotton dresses throughout his life. He graduated with a BA degree from Maharaja's College,Trivandrum,after which he began teaching,spending a year at Kurnool Bishop Heeber High school. He later became headmaster at Salvation Army Middle School in Trivandrum. Simultaneously he pursued his law studies at Government Law College,Thiruvananthapuram. He married M. Caroline on 1 September 1914. [3] He had one son and six daughters. [3]
Nesamony registered as a lawyer at Nagercoil Sessions Court in 1921. [4] He became a criminal lawyer [4] at Nagercoil Bar. He was elected as the president of Nagercoil Lawyers' Association in 1943. [4] In the same year he was also elected as the chairman of Nagercoil Municipal Council. [2] Shri Nesamony is a distinguished lawyer. [5] As he was a reputed lawyer,many young advocates irrespective of caste or religion wished to become his juniors. They gained much from him and later contributed to society as lawyers and politicians. A few among them were Chidambaranathan Nadar,Ponnappan Nadar,Gopalakrishnan,Fakrudeen Adam,and Razak. The TTNC president Sam Nathaniel was also his junior.[ citation needed ]
He was a Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Nagercoil constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1951,1962 and 1967 elections. [8] [9] [10]
He was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Killiyur constituency in 1957 election. [11]
Feudalism prevailed in the erstwhile state of Travancore. The jenmi system protected the socioeconomic and political status of the upper castes only,while the lower castes were exploited in many ways. [12] Events such as the Upper Cloth Controversy and the Temple Entry Proclamation were reactions to this.[ citation needed ]
A consequence of the social oppression and political repression was an ongoing campaign for recognition by the affected groups during the later nineteenth- and early twentieth-centuries. This was evidenced by,for example. the creation of the Nair Service Society [13] [14] and the SNDP. [15]
The agitation intensified after Indian independence. A campaign was launched under the auspices of a political movement called the Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress (TTNC),to fight against the social ills that existed in the former state of Travancore. The TTNC later converted into a political party in order to contest elections. Suffered imprisonment at the hands of the P.S.P Government of the TC State during the agitation for the Merger of Travancore Tamil Area with the Madras State [6] It culminated in the formation of Kanyakumari district and its subsequent merger with Tamil Nadu on 1 November 1956 during the linguistic reorganisation of states. [16] [17] [18]
Immediately thereafter,the TTNC merged with the Indian National Congress [19] and became fully integrated with the national mainstream. Shri Nesamany worked for the return of Kanyakumari to Tamil Nadu. He was known as a great champion,of the Tamil language and Tamilians. He was a good public worker.
Nesamony died on 1 June 1968 [21] while serving as a member in the Lok Sabha. This caused a by-election in his Nagercoil constituency in 1969,which was won by Kamaraj. [22]
Shri Nesamony,who had been a Member of this House,has been a relentless fighter and a doughty champion of the rights of minorities and the establishment of those riihu. He has been considered as a deliverer by the people of Kanyakumari District The affectionate and loyal people of Kanyakumari District called him as 'Raja Nesamony':He has been held in high esteem for his sincerity,Impeccable honesty and integrity. He was a man who fought heroically and saw the realisation of the rosy dream of the people of Kanyakumari District namely,the merger of Kanyakumari District with Tamil Nadu. In order to achieve his goal,he had to fight with his political bosses and though ultimately they might claim that they had succeeded,the fact remains that he had conquered every thing he wanted. Till his death,his spirit was undying and he was clear in his concept. Whenever Marshall Nesamony fought against forces,terrible and with alarming dimensions,he used to say,let the trail sparrow hurt itself against the eagle. [23]
There have been various tributes paid to his memory since that time. These include:
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