Doctor Nadesanar ,
An important and prominent man left the congress party due to the atrocities
and insult committed by the Brahmins . He organised Dravidar Sangam at his
house in the year 1913 . Doctor T.M.Nair and L.G Aranga Ramanujam were also
joined with Doctor Nadesanar for the formation of Dravidar Sangam .
They have
constructed hostel in the name of Dravidian Association hostel .In order to
stay the students from Non Brahmin communities who were studying at Madras .
This is the initial step taken by the Doctor Nadesanar , Sir Pitty Thiyagarayar
and Doctor T.M .Nair for the elevation the Non brahmin development . This sangam
is the foundation for the subsequent for South Indian people association,
Justice party , Dravidar Kazhagam and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam .
Doctor Taravath
Madhavan Nair was the famous doctor and he was associated with the Indian
National congress . In 1912 Nair was elected to the Madras Legislative council
. In 1917 Nair left the Indian National Congress due to prejudices in the
Indian National Congress for his lost in Imperial Legislation election . Later
he joined hands with Doctor Nadesanar and Sir Pitty Thiyagarayar . He fought
for the broken community people till his demise .
South Indian people
association was formed for the welfare of the Non Brahmins of Madras state .
After that the name of the said party was changed into South Indian Liberal
Federation .They said party members started a news paper by name “Justice” .In
order to communicate their ideals among the public . In the course of time
automatically the common public named the name of the South Indian liberal
federation as “ Justice Party” .
The Justice party contested in the 1920 Dec 17th Public
election and won the state assembly election . One , A Subbarayalu Reddiar
became the first minister in the state assembly . He passed away on July 1921
.
Panagal King
Ramaraya Lingar became the first minister in the cabinet and succeeded late
Subbarayalu Reddiar. The Panagal King delete the name of the downtroddens as
Panjamar and named the said People as Adi - Dravidars.
He issued loan for purchasing houses for the Adi- Dravidars
and did several measures for the upliftment of the Adi Dravidars. During his
regime he gave voting rights for the women for the first time in India. He
permitted students from all the communities apart from the brahmin students to
study in schools as well as colleges .
On 16/08/1921 he
passed necessary orders for the appointment of all the community people in
Government services .
In Dec 1923 ,
Second General election was held and Justice party regained its majority and
Panagal King became the first minister . During his second regime in the year
1926 ,He introduced Hindu Religious Endowment Act and
made reform in the Hindu religious institutions .
He introduced
democratic setup in administration of the temples and its income . Annamalai
university was formed in order to give education to the Non Brahmins of the
Madras state .
He introduced
medical act in order to give eduction to the Dravidian students . He introduced
this act over coming the hard opposition of the act .
In 1920, based on
the idea of Sir Pitty Theagaraya Chetty , the then President of the
Justice Party, A Subbarayalu Reddiar, the First Minister of Madras
Presidency, implemented the mid-day meal scheme in a Corporation school in
Thousand Lights area.He is the chief architect of the Mid day meal scheme . He
is the man who disclosed about the welfare of Mid day meal system in the world.
He was the most wealthiest man in the madras state but he spent all his wealth
for the welfare of the common public. He went into the extent of pledging his
own residential house for the sake of public . On 15/11/1928 Panagal King
passed away .
In 1928, when two
of Subbarayan's ministers R. N. Arogyasamy Mudaliar and A. Ranganatha Mudaliar
resigned, Subbarayan invited Muthiah to take over the portfolios of education
and excise which Ranganatha Mudaliar had held.
Muthiah accepted
the invitation and served as the Minister of Education and Excise in the
independent ministry from 1928 to 1930. When when two of
Subbarayan's ministers R. N. Arogyasamy Mudaliar and A. Ranganatha Mudaliar
resigned .Muthiah Mudaliar is remembered for introducing the
Communal G. O. Ms No. 1021 to
implement the 1921 order.
Justice party
introduced communal reservation and paved the way for the upliftment of
downtrodden people in the Madras Province .
Another stalwart in
the justice party is Doctor Muthulakshmi Reddy . She
is the first woman doctor in India . When she was member of state
assembly on 02/11/1927 she had submitted the abolition of Devadasi system . The
said act was introduced only in the year 1947 when Omanthoor Ramasamy reddiyar
was the chief minister .
The achievements during the regime of
Justice party clearly proved that Justice party did “Justice” to the public.
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