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V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | |
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| interimChief Minister of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 24 December 1987 – 7 January 1988 | |
| Governor | Sundar Lal Khurana |
| Political Party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Preceded by | M. G. Ramachandran |
| Succeeded by | V. N. Janaki Ramachandran |
| Constituency | Athoor |
| In office 3 February 1969 – 10 February 1969 | |
| Governor | Sardar Ujjal Singh |
| Political Party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Preceded by | C. N. Annadurai |
| Succeeded by | M. Karunanidhi |
| Constituency | Triplicane |
| Minister of Finance,Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 24 June 1991 – 12 May 1996 | |
| Chief Minister | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Preceded by | M. Karunanidhi |
| Succeeded by | M. Karunanidhi |
| In office 9 June 1980 – 24 December 1987 | |
| Chief Minister | M. G. Ramachandran |
| Preceded by | Nanjil K. Manoharan |
| Succeeded by | M. Karunanidhi |
| Minister of Education,Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 13 August 1969 – 31 January 1976 | |
| Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
| Preceded by | S. Madhavan |
| Succeeded by | C. Aranganayagam |
| In office 6 March 1967 – 10 February 1969 | |
| Chief Minister | C. N. Annadurai himself (acting) |
| Preceded by | M. Bhaktavatsalam |
| Succeeded by | M. Karunanidhi |
| 4thLeader of the Opposition in the Madras Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 29 March 1962 – 28 February 1967 | |
| Deputy | M. Karunanidhi |
| Chief Minister | |
| Preceded by | V. K. Ramaswami |
| Succeeded by | P. G. Karuthiruman |
| Constituency | Triplicane |
| Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Leader of the House | Himself |
| Preceded by | G. Ponnu Pillai |
| Succeeded by | N. R. Alagaraja |
| Constituency | Theni |
| In office 1984–1989 | |
| Leader of the House | Himself |
| Preceded by | A. Vellaisamy |
| Succeeded by | I. Periasamy |
| Constituency | Athoor |
| In office 1980–1984 | |
| Leader of the House | Himself |
| Preceded by | G. R. Edmund |
| Succeeded by | S. Narayanan |
| Constituency | Thirunelveli |
| In office 1962–1977 | |
| Leader of the House |
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| Preceded by | K. S. G. Haja Shareef |
| Succeeded by | M. Aranganathan |
| Constituency | Triplicane |
| 2ndGeneral Secretary of theAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| In office 23 June 1978 – 10 June 1980 | |
| Preceded by | M. G. Ramachandran |
| Succeeded by | P. U. Shanmugam |
| In office September 1977 - 23 June 1978 Interim | |
| General Secretary. | M. G. Ramachandran |
| 2ndGeneral Secretary of theDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| In office 4 February 1969 – 16 May 1977 | |
| President | M. Karunanidhi |
| Preceded by | C. N. Annadurai |
| Succeeded by | K. Anbazhagan |
| In office 24 April 1955 – 24 September 1960 | |
| President | Vacant |
| Preceded by | C. N. Annadurai |
| Succeeded by | C. N. Annadurai |
| 2ndPresidium Chairperson ofDMK | |
| In office 1963–1969 | |
| General Secretary | C. N. Annadurai |
| Preceded by | E. V. K. Sampath |
| Succeeded by | Karunanidhi as party president |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ra. Go. Narayanasamy[citation needed] 11 July 1920 |
| Died | 12 January 2000(2000-01-12) (aged 79) Chennai,Tamil Nadu, India |
| Cause of death | Heart failure |
| Party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1977-2000) |
| Other political affiliations | Dravidar Kazhagam (1944-1949) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1949-1977) Makkal Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (own party;1977) |
| Spouse(s) | Visalakshi (m. 1950; d. 2016) |
| Children | 1 son |
| Relatives | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (grandson) |
| Residence(s) | Seethamma Colony,Teynampet,Chennai,Tamil Nadu, India |
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V. R. Nedunchezhiyan (11 July 1920 – 12 January 2000) was an Indian politician and writer. He served twice as the interimChief Minister of thestate ofTamil Nadu, India. He served as a senior cabinet minister under the governments ofC. N. Annadurai,M. Karunanidhi,M. G. Ramachandran andJ. Jayalalithaa. For his literary contributions, he was also known as "Navalar" or the eloquent.[1]
Nedunchezhiyan was born atThirukannapuram on 11 July 1920. He graduated with a master's degree and a doctorate inTamil literature fromAnnamalai University. He became involved in politics while at the university and joined theDravidar Kazhagam party in 1944. In 1949,C. N. Annadurai formed theDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), and Nedunchezhiyen joined the party, acting as deputy general secretary until 1955. He was general secretary between 1955 and 1960 and then chairman of the party's general council until 1969.[2]
Nedunchezhiyan was elected to theLegislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu in 1962. In 1967, he became the Minister of Education when theDravida Munnetra Kazhagam took power. He was briefly acting Chief Minister for the state followingC. N. Annadurai's death in 1969, taking the role untilM. Karunanidhi was appointed.He then continued as a cabinet minister in the Karunanidhi cabinet until the DMK government was dissolved in 1976.[2]
Together withK. Rajaram, Nedunchezhiyan left the DMK to form a new political party called theMakkal Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, but it did not last long. The party merged with theAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), which was in power by then, in 1978 and from 1980 Nedunchezhiyan served as a Minister of Finance under the leadership of AIADMK'sM. G. Ramachandran, until 1987. Nedunchezhiyan was a deputy general secretary of the AIADMK from 1977 and 1989, and became a general secretary in 1989. He became acting Chief Minister in 1988 when Ramachandran died.
Nedunchezhiyan briefly aligned himself with theJ. Jayalalithaa-led faction within the AIADMK but was expelled from the party in 1988 after disputes with its leaders. He contested the 1989 state elections and later that year rejoined the party fold after Jayalalithaa had successfully reunified it. He then served as Minister of Finance again between 1991 and 1996.[2] Later, he served as General Council Leader Of the AIADMK from 1996 until his death.
He married his wife, Visalakshi (died 2016) (AIADMK Spokesperson), in 1950, and they had one son.[2]
Indian tennis playerJeevan Nedunchezhiyan is his grandson.
He died ofheart failure atApollo Hospital on 12 January 2000. At that time, AIADMK General SecretaryJayalalithaa sent a letter to Karunanidhi, who was the Chief Minister, requesting a burial site to bury Nedunchezhiyan next to Anna. But the then DMK government rejected the request. After this, Nedunchezhiyan's body was cremated at Besant Nagar cemetery.
The character Madhivanan, played byRajesh, in the 1997 filmIruvar is loosely based on Nedunchezhiyan.
Nedunchezhiyan was a prolific writer in Tamil literature, authoring numerous books and booklets on politics, culture, and social issues.[3][4] His notable works include:
Nedunchezhiyan also ran a Tamil journal calledMandram with his younger sibling Chezhiyan during his early career.[15] His works contributed significantly to Tamil literature and the intellectual discourse of theDravidian movement.
| Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage |
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| 1957 Madras State Legislative Assembly election | Salem - I | Independent | Lost | 44.83 | A. Mariappan Mudaliar | INC | 45.21 |
| 1962 Madras State Legislative Assembly election | Triplicane | DMK | Won | 51.29 | Sivanesan | INC | 35.31 |
| 1967 Madras State Legislative Assembly election | Triplicane | DMK | Won | 59.41 | M. S. Sammandappa | INC | 39.93 |
| 1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Triplicane | DMK | Won | 50.40 | K. Vinayakam | INC | 48.95 |
| 1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Tirunelveli | AIADMK | Won | 57.96 | Rajathi Kunchithapatham | INC | 40.94 |
| 1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Athoor | AIADMK | Won | 63.16 | Rajambal K | DMK | 35.35 |
| 1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Mylapore | Independent | Lost | 0.5 | N. Ganapathy | DMK | 40.88 |
| 1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Theni | AIADMK | Won | 61.5 | L.S.R. Krishnan | DMK | 24.0 |
| 1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election | Theni | AIADMK | Lost | 22.97 | Alagaraja.N.R | TMC(M) | 62.76 |
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