S. Ramadoss
S Ramadoss | |
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Founder of Pattali Makkal Katchi | |
Personal details | |
Born | Keezhsiviri, Villupuram, Madras Presidency, British India | 25 July 1939
Spouse(s) | Saraswathi |
Children | Anbumani Ramadoss |
Residence | Tindivanam, Tamil Nadu, India |
Alma mater | Madras Medical College[1][2] |
Occupation | politician, Doctor |
Dr. S. Ramadoss is the founder of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), an Indian Political party.[3]
Under the leadership of Ramadoss, PMK was able to obtain a significant share of power both in the regional government in Tamil Nadu and the central government, primarily due to coalition pressures.[citation needed] Ramadoss's son, Anbumani Ramadoss, was the Health Minister in the government.
In 1980 Dr. Ramadoss founded Vanniyar sangam, a party that centralized the priorities of the Vanniyar caste. In 1987 they staged road blockade by cutting trees and demanded 20% reservation in TN government jobs for Vanniyar Communities. 21 people died during that agitation. As a result, 108 castes including Vanniyar community got 20% reservation in TN. Dr. Ramadoss founded PMK party in 1989.[citation needed]
Controversy
Threatening journalists
S Ramadoss on June 2019 stoked a controversy, saying that he would “cut” 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 them across the road."[4] He also called the journalists "dogs" and "Kammanati pasanga", a degrogatory word used for the widow's son.[5][6]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Paalam | Himself | Cameo appearance |
1995 | Thondan | Dr. Sanjeevi Raman | |
2006 | Ilakkanam | Himself | Cameo appearance |
Notes
- ^ "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. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ Reporter, Staff (23 June 2019). "Ramadoss threatens journalist who questioned him on tree felling". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X.
References
- Bhūẏām̐, Dāśarathi (2007). Role of Regional Political Parties in India. ISBN 9788183241915.
- Wyatt, Andrew (2009). Party System Change in South India: Political Entrepreneurs, Patterns and Processes. Routledge. ISBN 9780203862209.