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'''S. Ramadoss''' is an Indian politician. He is the founder of the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]], an Indian [[political party]].<ref name="rediff">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/election/1999/aug/30pmk.htm|title=From a sectarian leader, Ramadoss has come a long way|work=Rediff.com|date=August 30, 1999|access-date=2009-08-18}}</ref> |
'''S. Ramadoss''' (born 25 July 1939) is an Indian politician. He is the founder of the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]], an Indian [[political party]].<ref name="rediff">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/election/1999/aug/30pmk.htm|title=From a sectarian leader, Ramadoss has come a long way|work=Rediff.com|date=August 30, 1999|access-date=2009-08-18}}</ref> |
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==Vanniyar reservation protest== |
==Vanniyar reservation protest== |
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{{main|1987 Vanniyar reservation agitation}} |
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In 1987, the Vanniyar Sangham under Ramadoss organized the [[1987 Vanniyar reservation agitation]] demanding MBC status for Vanniyars. At the peak of the protests, the state was paralysed for a week when lakhs of trees were felled, highways blocked and damaged and more than 1400 houses of the [[Dalit]] community burned down.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Collins|first=Michael A|date=2017-01-01|title=Recalling Democracy: Electoral Politics, Minority Representation, and Dalit Assertion in Modern India|url=https://repository.upenn.edu/dissertations/AAI10266289|journal=Dissertations |
In 1987, the Vanniyar Sangham under Ramadoss organized the [[1987 Vanniyar reservation agitation]] demanding MBC status for Vanniyars. At the peak of the protests, the state was paralysed for a week when lakhs of trees were felled, highways blocked and damaged and more than 1400 houses of the [[Dalit]] community burned down.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Collins|first=Michael A|date=2017-01-01|title=Recalling Democracy: Electoral Politics, Minority Representation, and Dalit Assertion in Modern India|url=https://repository.upenn.edu/dissertations/AAI10266289|journal=Dissertations Available from ProQuest|pages=137, 138}}</ref> The police under the [[M. G. Ramachandran|M G Ramchandran]] (MGR) led AIADMK government shot down 21 protestors.<ref name="HT40yrold">{{Cite web|date=2021-04-05|title=40-yr-old reservation demand conceded in TN: Is it working for PMK?|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/tamil-nadu-assembly-election/40yrold-reservation-demand-conceded-in-tn-is-it-working-for-pmk-101617616756127.html|access-date=2021-07-26|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> Later in 1989, the DMK government under [[M. Karunanidhi]] granted them 20 percent reservation under the Most backward class.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kolappan|first=B.|date=2012-05-07|title=Vanniyar Sangam revives demand for exclusive quota|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/vanniyar-sangam-revives-demand-for-exclusive-quota/article3391128.ece|access-date=2021-08-02|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The Pattali Makkal Katchi, founded by S. Ramadoss on 16 July 1989,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Will PMK's investment in caste-politics yield results?|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/feb/26/will-pmks-investment-in-caste-politics-yield-results-1943843.html|access-date=2021-08-17|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> emerged from these protests.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Manikandan|first1=C.|last2=Wyatt|first2=Andrew|date=2019-01-02|title=Political parties and federally structured incentives in Indian politics: the case of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK)|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/09584935.2019.1572070|journal=Contemporary South Asia|volume=27|issue=1|pages=3|doi=10.1080/09584935.2019.1572070|s2cid=151268924 |issn=0958-4935}}</ref> |
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== Controversy == |
== Controversy == |
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=== Threatening journalists === |
=== Threatening journalists === |
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S Ramadoss is known for using |
S. Ramadoss is known for using foul language in press meets and public meetings. In June 2019 he stoked a controversy, saying that he would kill journalists who question him about hundreds of trees cut down by his party workers during his arrest by the [[J. Jayalalithaa|J Jayalalithaa]] government. He said, "if we protest again we will not cut trees but hack down those who ask these questions, and throw their mangled bodies across the road."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-24|title='Will cut journalists who suggest I'm a tree-cutter': S Ramadoss|url=https://thefederal.com/states/south/tamil-nadu/will-cut-journalists-who-suggest-im-a-tree-cutter-s-ramadoss/|website=The Federal|language=en-US}}</ref> He also called the journalists "dogs" and "''Kammanati pasanga''", a derogatory phrase used for 'son of widow'.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tamil Nadu: Viral video shows Ramadoss threatening to hack journalists|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/06/24/tamil-nadu-viral-video-shows-ramadoss-threatening-to-hack-journalists.html|access-date=2020-08-16|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-06-23|title=Ramadoss threatens journalist who questioned him on tree felling|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/ramadoss-threatens-journalist-who-questioned-him-on-tree-felling/article28112870.ece|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> |
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===Anti-Dalit campaign=== |
===Anti-Dalit campaign=== |
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Ramadoss is notorious for his anti-Dalit rhetoric and violence. |
Ramadoss is notorious for his anti-Dalit rhetoric and violence. In December 2012, Ramadoss initiated a controversial campaign to prevent Dalit men from marrying non-Dalit women, especially those women who belong to the Vanniyar community.<ref>{{Cite web|title=On the heels of another murder, PMK rakes up 'fake love' again|url=https://thefederal.com/states/south/tamil-nadu/on-the-heels-of-another-murder-pmk-brings-up-fake-love-again/amp/|access-date=2021-03-04|website=thefederal.com}}</ref> In Tamil Nadu, many political parties wanted legal action against him. In an event in 2010, he said, "Dalit men sporting jeans, t-shirts and fancy glasses lure our women into marriages that don't work." [[M. Karunanidhi]] asked the government of the state to "act against those stirring up a caste passion". The campaign provoked the [[2012 Dharmapuri violence]], where hundreds of Dalit houses were charred by arsonists.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PMK chief's anti-Dalit campaign sparks outrage|url=https://www.ndtv.com/south/pmk-chiefs-anti-dalit-campaign-sparks-outrage-506443|access-date=2020-09-17|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kolappan|first=B.|date=2012-12-02|title=Ramadoss consolidates intermediate caste groups against Dalits|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Ramadoss-consolidates-intermediate-caste-groups-against-Dalits/article12432099.ece|access-date=2020-09-17|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ravishankar|first=Sandhya|title=Who's who in Tamil Nadu elections: S Ramadoss|url=http://scroll.in/article/804855/whos-who-in-tamil-nadu-elections-s-ramadoss|access-date=2020-09-17|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> Ramadoss strongly campaigned for raising women's legal age of marriage to 21 as he believes upper caste women in their late teenage are easy targets for Dalit men.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 26, 2016|title='Marriage age for women should be made 21'|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/marriage-age-for-women-should-be-made-21/articleshow/53865730.cms|access-date=2021-03-04|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Ramadoss convened a meeting with leaders representing intermediate castes to crusade against [[Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989|SC/ST Act]], a law that criminalizes caste discrimination, alleging that Dalits misuse the law and register false cases to settle personal scores.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kolappan|first=B.|date=2012-12-02|title=Ramadoss consolidates intermediate caste groups against Dalits|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Ramadoss-consolidates-intermediate-caste-groups-against-Dalits/article12432099.ece|access-date=2021-03-04|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In 2013, he was arrested for inciting caste riots. Jayalalitha blamed PMK and Vanniyar Sangam for the [[2013 Marakkanam violence]]. Following his arrest, PMK organised a statewide violent protest that resulted in the injury of several people and losses to public property.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/south/story/pmk-ramadoss-out-of-jail-on-bail-slams-jayalalithaa-government-for-arrest-india-today-162657-2013-05-11|title=PMK leader S Ramadoss comes out of jail on bail, slams J Jayalalithaa government for his arrest}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/cm-holds-pmk-vanniyar-sangam-responsible-for-marakkanam-riots/article4666549.ece/amp/|title=CM holds PMK, Vanniyar Sangam responsible for Marakkanam riots|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 April 2013}}</ref> [[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]] (VCK) accused PMK of murdering two Dalit youths in [[Arakkonam|Arrakonam]] in April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/states/tamil-nadu/2021/apr/08/two-youngsters-stabbed-to-death-in-clash-at-arakkonam-in-tn-vck-blames-pmk-for-murders-2287477.html|title = Two youngsters stabbed to death in clash at Arakkonam in TN, VCK blames PMK for murders - the New Indian Express}}</ref> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* {{cite book|title=Role of Regional Political Parties in India|last=Bhūẏām̐|first=Dāśarathi |year=2007|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sauMPCyhaXcC&q=thirumavalavan&pg=PA61|isbn=9788183241915|ref=Bhūẏām̐}} |
* {{cite book|title=Role of Regional Political Parties in India|last=Bhūẏām̐|first=Dāśarathi |year=2007|publisher=Mittal Publications |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sauMPCyhaXcC&q=thirumavalavan&pg=PA61|isbn=9788183241915|ref=Bhūẏām̐}} |
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* {{cite book|title=Party System Change in South India: Political Entrepreneurs, Patterns and Processes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V9RHlzMCiasC&q=thirumavalavan&pg=PA129|publisher=Routledge|year=2009|isbn=9780203862209|last=Wyatt|first=Andrew|ref=Wyatt}} |
* {{cite book|title=Party System Change in South India: Political Entrepreneurs, Patterns and Processes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V9RHlzMCiasC&q=thirumavalavan&pg=PA129|publisher=Routledge|year=2009|isbn=9780203862209|last=Wyatt|first=Andrew|ref=Wyatt}} |
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S Ramadoss | |
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Founder of Pattali Makkal Katchi  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1939 Keezhsiviri, Villupuram, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Spouse | Saraswathi |
| Children | Anbumani Ramadoss |
| Residence(s) | Tindivanam, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Alma mater | Madras Medical College[1][2] |
| Occupation | politician |
S. Ramadoss (born 25 July 1939) is an Indian politician. He is the founder of the Pattali Makkal Katchi, an Indian political party.[3]
Vanniyar reservation protest
[edit]In 1987, the Vanniyar Sangham under Ramadoss organized the 1987 Vanniyar reservation agitation demanding MBC status for Vanniyars. At the peak of the protests, the state was paralysed for a week when lakhs of trees were felled, highways blocked and damaged and more than 1400 houses of the Dalit community burned down.[4] The police under the M G Ramchandran (MGR) led AIADMK government shot down 21 protestors.[5] Later in 1989, the DMK government under M. Karunanidhi granted them 20 percent reservation under the Most backward class.[6] The Pattali Makkal Katchi, founded by S. Ramadoss on 16 July 1989,[7] emerged from these protests.[8]
Controversy
[edit]Threatening journalists
[edit]S. Ramadoss is known for using foul language in press meets and public meetings. In June 2019 he stoked a controversy, saying that he would kill journalists who question him about hundreds of trees cut down by his party workers during his arrest by the J Jayalalithaa government. He said, "if we protest again we will not cut trees but hack down those who ask these questions, and throw their mangled bodies across the road."[9] He also called the journalists "dogs" and "Kammanati pasanga", a derogatory phrase used for 'son of widow'.[10][11]
Anti-Dalit campaign
[edit]Ramadoss is notorious for his anti-Dalit rhetoric and violence. In December 2012, Ramadoss initiated a controversial campaign to prevent Dalit men from marrying non-Dalit women, especially those women who belong to the Vanniyar community.[12] In Tamil Nadu, many political parties wanted legal action against him. In an event in 2010, he said, "Dalit men sporting jeans, t-shirts and fancy glasses lure our women into marriages that don't work." M. Karunanidhi asked the government of the state to "act against those stirring up a caste passion". The campaign provoked the 2012 Dharmapuri violence, where hundreds of Dalit houses were charred by arsonists.[13][14][15] Ramadoss strongly campaigned for raising women's legal age of marriage to 21 as he believes upper caste women in their late teenage are easy targets for Dalit men.[16] Ramadoss convened a meeting with leaders representing intermediate castes to crusade against SC/ST Act, a law that criminalizes caste discrimination, alleging that Dalits misuse the law and register false cases to settle personal scores.[17] In 2013, he was arrested for inciting caste riots. Jayalalitha blamed PMK and Vanniyar Sangam for the 2013 Marakkanam violence. Following his arrest, PMK organised a statewide violent protest that resulted in the injury of several people and losses to public property.[18][19] Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) accused PMK of murdering two Dalit youths in Arrakonam in April 2021.[20]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Ramadoss, MMC '60 class recall medico days". Meera Vankipuram. The Times of India. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Quiet Ramadoss joining politics was big surprise: College alumni". Deccan Chronicle. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "From a sectarian leader, Ramadoss has come a long way". Rediff.com. 30 August 1999. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ Collins, Michael A (1 January 2017). "Recalling Democracy: Electoral Politics, Minority Representation, and Dalit Assertion in Modern India". Dissertations Available from ProQuest: 137, 138.
- ^ "40-yr-old reservation demand conceded in TN: Is it working for PMK?". Hindustan Times. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Kolappan, B. (7 May 2012). "Vanniyar Sangam revives demand for exclusive quota". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Will PMK's investment in caste-politics yield results?". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Manikandan, C.; Wyatt, Andrew (2 January 2019). "Political parties and federally structured incentives in Indian politics: the case of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK)". Contemporary South Asia. 27 (1): 3. doi:10.1080/09584935.2019.1572070. ISSN 0958-4935. S2CID 151268924.
- ^ "'Will cut journalists who suggest I'm a tree-cutter': S Ramadoss". The Federal. 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu: Viral video shows Ramadoss threatening to hack journalists". The Week. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Ramadoss threatens journalist who questioned him on tree felling". The Hindu. 23 June 2019. ISSN 0971-751X.
- ^ "On the heels of another murder, PMK rakes up 'fake love' again". thefederal.com. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "PMK chief's anti-Dalit campaign sparks outrage". NDTV.com. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ Kolappan, B. (2 December 2012). "Ramadoss consolidates intermediate caste groups against Dalits". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ Ravishankar, Sandhya. "Who's who in Tamil Nadu elections: S Ramadoss". Scroll.in. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "'Marriage age for women should be made 21'". The Times of India. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Kolappan, B. (2 December 2012). "Ramadoss consolidates intermediate caste groups against Dalits". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "PMK leader S Ramadoss comes out of jail on bail, slams J Jayalalithaa government for his arrest".
- ^ "CM holds PMK, Vanniyar Sangam responsible for Marakkanam riots". The Hindu. 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Two youngsters stabbed to death in clash at Arakkonam in TN, VCK blames PMK for murders - the New Indian Express".
References
[edit]- Bhūẏām̐, Dāśarathi (2007). Role of Regional Political Parties in India. Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788183241915.
- Wyatt, Andrew (2009). Party System Change in South India: Political Entrepreneurs, Patterns and Processes. Routledge. ISBN 9780203862209.