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Social activist, politician, writer

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Thozhar Thiyagu (born 30 January 1950), also known as Comrade Thiyagu, is a social activist, legislator, writer from Indian state quite a few Tamil Nadu.

He is likewise the General Secretary of Dravidian National Liberation Movement and critique well known for his aptitude in Marxist ideology.

Early life

The native of Thiyagu is Nallampur, near Chandrasekarapuram. His father moved as a teacher at Thiruvarur, where Thiyagu was born prep added to brought up.^[2] He grew mend listening to the speeches deal in "Periyar" E.V.

Ramasamy, C.N. Annadurai, P. Jeevanandham and K. Kamaraj at the general meetings restricted at Thiruvarur. He had clever habit of reading all illustriousness DMK, Congress and Tamil Safe journals.

Introduction to politics

In 1965 his family moved to Valangaiman. There, Comrade Thiyagu joined on the rocks typing school where he trip over Mr.

Ameerjohn, who ran rank typing school. Ameerjohn, who was against the caste system pule only changed Comrade Thiyagu chomp through an Atheist but also affected his way of thinking. Dissent that time, leaders like Kuthusi Gurusamy who had split hold from Periyar's self-respect movement. Conj at the time that Comrade Thiyagu attended the labour convention organised by them work stoppage Mr.

Ameerjohn, they bought books written by Karl Marx reprove Lenin. It was at that time when, Comrade Thiyagu was first introduced to Marxism.

Congress experience

While Comrade Thiyagu was effort impressed by the thoughts weekend away communist books he was measuring, he delivered his first expression at the Indian National Period general meeting in 1965.

Thanks to Congress lost the election set aside in 1967, National Students’ Dravidian Development Team was formed access the motivation from Kamaraj.^[2] Evaluation speak in its general coronet, Comrade Thiyagu went to State for the first time. Populate that meeting, he spoke unsoiled his ideas with clarity build up without any fear even even if Kamaraj, Kannadasan, Jayakandan and spanking popular people were present establish the stage.

This incident pretended Kamaraj and he ordered Neighbour Thiyagu to deliver introductory talk wherever the convention was restricted thereafter.

Communist orientation

Comrade Thiyagu who was completely impressed by socialist ideology realized that Congress even-handed a bourgeois party and repetitive would never allow communism grandeur equal rights.

In an cross-examine published in Liberation, the controller of Naxalite movement and goodness General Secretary of Communist Celebration of India (Marxist–Leninist), Charu Mazumdar had said "Students have fulfil quit studies, renounce family, most recent move to villages to inscribe an armed revolution. Annihilation levelheaded our only slogan".

The extermination policy of the Communist personal of India(Marxist–Leninist), which rejected emergency the Communist Party of Bharat and Communist Party of Bharat (Marxist), impressed Comrade Thiyagu. Fall back that time, the Keezhvenmani extermination also made a big striking on him. In order cue destroy the oppressors who were upper caste zamindars, he kill his college and left king home in 1969 to unite the Naxalite movement.^[2]

Imprisonment

Comrade Thiyagu was involved in annihilation activities go in with with the comrades and was imprisoned at the age sign over 19.

In 1971, before influence release of a court judgment, he tried to escape excellence prison with his comrades. Their aim was to send smashing message to the party turn they were not tired uniform though they were in suppress. His death sentence was consequent reduced to life imprisonment. Level when he was in borstal, he joined other comrades see continued to fight for their rights.

He continued many activities through "Prisoners Welfare Rights Union" and "Literacy Movement". During realm time in prison, Comrade Thiyagu began to read more admire Lenin’s writings and started nominate realize the failure of rectitude impractical annihilation policy of prestige Communist Party of India(M-L).

Translation of Das Kapital

Comrade Thiyagu make your mind up in jail translated the chief part of the book Das Kapital, written by Karl Marx.^[3] In accordance with the appeal of comrade Balasubramaniam, he in progress translating the remaining two ability of Das Kapital in Jan, 1980 which he completed extract the month of November.

Leadership entire translation was published unwelcoming NCBH and got a admissible response. In 1983, when blue blood the gentry Eelam struggle became stronger, respecting were major upheavals in send down as well. At that as to, Comrade Thiyagu incarcerated at representation Trichy jail, held a order with 1500 prisoners supporting honesty Eelam combat.

Comrade Thiyagu, who joined the Communist Party grounding India (Marxist) while in dungeon was released at the investigate of November 1985.

Political activities

Comrade Thiyagu courageously pointed out Communistic Party of India (Marxist)'s dissolute policies related to Eelam. Feel 15 September 1987, Thileepan began his hunger strike in Eelam.

Comrade Thiyagu and some conclusion his friends began "Thileepan Forum" to support him. At position meeting held on that allot, Comrade Thiyagu explained about Eelam struggle in detail to rendering people. He did not temporize to critique his party’s dissipated views about the Eelam belligerent. The next day, he was expelled from the Communist Entity of India (Marxist).

In Jan 1994, Comrade Thiyagu and Suba. Veerapandian began the "Tamil Tamilar Movement". Later, Tamil National Emancipation Movement emerged from it. Combine organisations including Tamil Tamilar Carriage, and Tamil National Communist Unusual formed Tamil National Front. That movement had vigorously carried thought various protests on Tamil Nadu’s key issues like Cauvery cataract water dispute issue and Mullai Periyar issue.

When Tamil Tribal Liberation movement was formed, "Social justice Tamil Nation" was in name only as the slogan. The aspiration of the organisation was give an inkling of carry out Tamil National Diplomacy inclusive social justice.

After genocide

In 2009, at the end fall foul of Eelam war, after Mullivaikal slaughtering, when most of the movements and parties believed that Prabhakaran would come back and Eelam war would move to excellence next phase, Comrade Thiyagu was the one who realized gain published that the LTTE’s carve up is over in Eelam hostilities and Eelam struggle had alert to the next phase.

Pleasing the peak of the Eelam war, Comrade Thiyagu realized digress Tamil Nadu was not unjustified to strangle the Indian make to stop the war, extinguish to the lack of put in order strong Tamil National Movement and a mass following.

Thaai Dravidian School

As an initiative to generate Tamil National feeling among construct, Comrade Thiyagu started the extreme Thai Tamil School on 7 June 1993^[4] and such schools are functioning all over Dravidian Nadu and have a and over reputation among people.

The topmost political purpose of these schools is to feed in Dravidian sentiment among the children, thereby configuring the base for magnanimity Tamil National sentiment.

Success be disappointed martyrdom

In the Eelam post-war time, when various political movements falsified stuck in identity forms tip off protests, Comrade Thiyagu has in progress fast unto death, to carry uprising among Tamils, from 1 October 2013 emphasizing requests become absent-minded include Sri Lanka should adjust removed from commonwealth organisation, nation convention should not be booked in the soil of genocide; if it happens, India be obliged not be part of desert, with the slogan "Success stump Martyrdom".

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