Pazha Nedumaran | |
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Born |
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India |
10 March 1933
Occupation | Politician, writer , activist |
Known for | Founder of Ulaka Tamil Peravai(World Tamil Confederation) and President of Tamils National Movement & Tamil Eelam Liberation Supporters Co-ordination Committee |
Pazha Nedumaran (Tamil: ) is a very respected and an outspoken Tamil politician from the state of Tamil Nadu, South India. He is an ex-national Congressman, a writer and Tamil nationalist, who has authored many books in Tamil, as well as in English. Pazha Nedumaran was born in Madurai. He graduated from The American College in Madurai. He was a close associate of K. Kamaraj, and had met Indira Gandhi a couple of times in the company of K. Kamaraj. He was reportedly disillusioned with the Congress after Kamaraj's demise. He is the editor-in-chief of the by-weekly Tamil magazine Then Seidi (Tamil: தென் செய்தி). He is the leader of the Tamil Nationalist Movement and the இலங்கைத் தமிழர் பாதுகாப்பு இயக்க ஒருங்கிணைப்பாளர்.
He is noted for his long term vocal support for the LTTE, a liberation movement for Sri Lankan Tamils
His son Palani Kumanan is an investigative journalist of The Wall Street Journal and he won Pulitzer Prize for 2015.
Date of Birth : 10 March 1933
Parents : Thiru. Ki. Palaniappanar – Piramu Ammaiyar
Father was the Secretary of Madurai Tamil Sangam and also the Founder of Madurai Thiruvalluvar Sangam. He also organised Muthamizh Conference at Madurai in 1942, Thamizh Thirunaal at Madurai in 1948 and the Golden Jubilee Conference of the Madurai Tamil Sangam in 1956. He was a well-known patron of a number of Tamil Scholars all over Tamil Nadu.
Renowned Tamil Scholars like, Dr. A Chithambaranathan, Dr. T. P. Meenakshi Sundaranar, Dr. Rasamanickanar, Thiru. Avvai Duraisamy, Thiru. A. K. Parandamanar