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V. R. Nedunchezhiyan (11 July 1920 – 12 January 2000) was an Indian politician and writer. He served thrice as the Chief Minister of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. He was also senior cabinet minister under the governments of C. N. Annadurai, M. Karunanidhi, M. G. Ramachandran and J. Jayalalithaa. For his literary contributions, he was also known as "Navalar" or the eloquent.[1]
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V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | |
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Acting Chief 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 16 November 1984 – 9 February 1985 | |
Political Party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Preceded by | M. G. Ramachandran |
Succeeded by | M. G. Ramachandran |
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 |
4th Leader 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 |
2nd General Secretary of the All 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 |
2nd General Secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
In office 4 February 1969 – 16 May 1977 | |
Preceded by | C. N. Annadurai |
Succeeded by | K. Anbazhagan |
In office 24 April 1955 – 24 September 1960 | |
Preceded by | C. N. Annadurai |
Succeeded by | C. N. Annadurai |
3rd Presidium Chairperson of AIADMK | |
In office 1996 – 12 January 2000 | |
General Secretary | J.Jayalalithaa |
Preceded by | E. V. A. Vallimuthu[Note 1] |
Succeeded by | K. Kalimuthu |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 July 1920 Thirukannapuram, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Tamil Nadu, India) |
Died | 12 January 2000 79) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | (aged
Cause of death | Heart failure |
Political party | ![]() (1977-2000) |
Other political affiliations | ![]() (1944-1949) ![]() (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 |
Signature | ![]() |
Nedunchezhiyan was born at Thirukannapuram on 11 July 1920. He graduated with a master's degree and a doctorate in Tamil literature from Annamalai University. He became involved in politics while at the university and joined the Dravidar Kazhagam party in 1944. In 1949, he and C. N. Annadurai formed the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), with the latter as leader and Nedunchezhiyan 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 the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu in 1962, succeeding K. S. G. Haja Shareef, who moved to a different constituency. In 1967, he became the Minister of Education when the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam took power. He was briefly acting Chief Minister for the state following C. N. Annadurai's death in 1969, taking the role until M. Karunanidhi was appointed. He then continued as a cabinet minister in the Karunanidhi cabinet until the DMK lost power in 1976.[2]
Together with K. Rajaram, Nedunchezhiyan left the DMK to form a new political party called the Makkal Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam but this did not last long. The party merged with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), which was by then in government, in 1978 and from 1980 Nedunchezhiyan was again a cabinet minister, this time as a Minister of Finance under the leadership of AIADMK's M. G. Ramachandran, until 1987. Nedunchezhiyan acting as deputy general secretary as 1977 and 1989. He was general secretary as 1977 and 1989. He became acting Chief Minister in 1988 when Ramachandran died.
Nedunchezhiyan briefly aligned himself with the J. Jayalalithaa-led group within the AIADMK but was expelled from the party in 1988 after disputes with its leaders. He stood in the 1989 state elections and later that year returned to 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 AIADMK From 1996 to his death.
He married his wife, Visalakshi (AIADMK Spokesperson), in 1950, and they had one son.[2]
Indian tennis player Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan is his grandson.
He died on heart failure at Apollo Hospital on 12 January 2000. At that time, AIADMK General Secretary Jayalalithaa sent a letter to Karunanidhi, who was the Chief Minister, asking for a place to bury Nedunchezhiyan next to Anna. But the then DMK government rejected that demand. After this, Nedunchezhiyan's body was cremated in Besant Nagar cemetery.
The character Madhivanan, played by Rajesh, in the 1997 film Iruvar is loosely based on Nedunchezhiyan.
Name of the book with year of publication.
Biography of #RevolutionaryBharatidasan (1994)
After His- # Thirukkural Novel Text (Portable Edition) (2001)
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 Assembly constituency|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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