Thevar Jayanthi(தேவர் செயந்தி)- Oct 30 ,2016

Thevar Jayanthi(தேவர் செயந்தி)- Oct 30

Thevar Jayanthi, celebrated on October 30, is an annual commemoration of the birthday of the Indian Freedom fighter and Politician Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar.

  
History

Ukkirapandi MuthuramalingaThevar (October 30, 1908 – October 30, 1963), also known as Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar hailed from the Maravar Community and became the leader of the All India Forward Bloc in Tamil Nadu, and was National Deputy Chairman of the Party from 1952 onwards. He was elected thrice to Parliament.

In  the first general elections in independent India hel in January 1952,Thevar contested the Aruppukottai constituency in the Lok Sabha election and the Mudukulathur constituency in the assembly election. He won in both cases. After the election, he decided to vacate his Lok Sabha seat and concentrate his efforts to the Madras legislative assembly.

In the 1956 general election Thevar again contested both the Aruppukottai constituency in the Lok Sabha election and the Mudukulathur constituency in the assembly election. He won both seats, but this time he decided to vacate the assembly seat

In the1962 Lok Sabha election,Thevar was reelected from Aruppukottai Lok Sabha constituency.

Muthuramalingam Thevar is revered as a hero of the Thevar/Maravar community. Thevar was an icon in the political life in southern Tamil Nadu.