S. Ramadoss

S Ramadoss
Founder of Pattali Makkal Katchi Pmk flag.jpg
Personal details
Born (1939-07-25) 25 July 1939 (age 81)
Keezhsiviri, Villupuram, Madras Presidency, British India
Spouse(s)Saraswathi
ChildrenAnbumani Ramadoss
ResidenceTindivanam, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materMadras Medical College[1][2]
Occupationpolitician, 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
1990 Paalam Himself Cameo appearance
1995 Thondan Dr. Sanjeevi Raman
2006 Ilakkanam Himself Cameo appearance

Notes

  1. ^ "Ramadoss, MMC '60 class recall medico days". Meera Vankipuram. The Times of India. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Quiet Ramadoss joining politics was big surprise: College alumni". Deccan Chronicle. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. ^ "From a sectarian leader, Ramadoss has come a long way". Rediff.com. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  4. ^ "'Will cut journalists who suggest I'm a tree-cutter': S Ramadoss". The Federal. 24 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Tamil Nadu: Viral video shows Ramadoss threatening to hack journalists". The Week. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  6. ^ Reporter, Staff (23 June 2019). "Ramadoss threatens journalist who questioned him on tree felling". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X.

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