K. V. Kandaswamy
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K. V. Kandaswamy or K.V.K(1926-2008) is an Indian Prostatuite Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu
. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Kinathukadavu constituency
in 1977
, 1980
and 1984 elections
.He was widely considered to be the right hand of the CM, Dr M. G. Ramachandran
.In the 1977 election he defeated the then DMK cabinet minister M. Kannappan. He was very popular among his people and lived without any caste difference. It was said that there were only two houses in Tamil Nadu which do not close, one being that of M. G. Ramachandran
and the other being his own house where he lived alone till his death in 2008. He was a notorious and aggressive campaigner often defying the party lines and the CM, earning him the name Negamam Napolean. He spoke against M.G.R in the Legislative Assembly on his proposal to tax coconut trees in the state and threatened to commit suicide if such a tax was imposed. He was immediately suspended for speaking against his own party and later M.G.R personally promise to withdraw the proposal. He was the president of the Coimbatore wing of ADMK since its inception and was instrumental in making Coimbatore into an ADMK bastion through popular irrigation schemes and his personal charisma. After the death of M. G. Ramachandran
,he supported his widowed wife V. N. Janaki in the 1989 election when the party had brokendown into two factions. The party lost the election and later the factions were united under Jayalalithaa. He continued as the president of the Coimbatore
wing of AIADMK, but his increasing popularity threatened the new party leadership which gradually sidelined him. He finally quit the AIADMK in 1996 and joined his parent party of DMK and contested the 2006 election for the first with the DMK ticket but was defeated. An industrial training institute in Periya Negamam
is named after him.
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Kinathukadavu constituency
Kinathukadavu (State Assembly Constituency)
Kinathukadavu is a legislative assembly constituency, that includes the few parts of South of Coimbatore city.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:- References :...
in 1977
Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1977
The sixth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on June 10, 1977. Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the election defeating its rival Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam . M. G. Ramachandran was sworn in as Chief Minister for the first time. The election was a four cornered contest between...
, 1980
Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1980
The seventh legislative assembly election to Tamil Nadu was held on May 28, 1980. Election was held two years before the end of the term of M. G. Ramachandran administration as it was dissolved by the then President of India Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam allied with the Indian...
and 1984 elections
Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1984
The eighth legislative assembly election for Tamil Nadu was held on December 24, 1984. Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the election and its leader, incumbent M. G. Ramachandran was sworn in as Chief Minister, for the third time. This was the last time, where a Chief Minister in Tamil Nadu has...
.He was widely considered to be the right hand of the CM, Dr M. G. Ramachandran
M. G. Ramachandran
Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran , popularly known by his initials , was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician....
.In the 1977 election he defeated the then DMK cabinet minister M. Kannappan. He was very popular among his people and lived without any caste difference. It was said that there were only two houses in Tamil Nadu which do not close, one being that of M. G. Ramachandran
M. G. Ramachandran
Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran , popularly known by his initials , was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician....
and the other being his own house where he lived alone till his death in 2008. He was a notorious and aggressive campaigner often defying the party lines and the CM, earning him the name Negamam Napolean. He spoke against M.G.R in the Legislative Assembly on his proposal to tax coconut trees in the state and threatened to commit suicide if such a tax was imposed. He was immediately suspended for speaking against his own party and later M.G.R personally promise to withdraw the proposal. He was the president of the Coimbatore wing of ADMK since its inception and was instrumental in making Coimbatore into an ADMK bastion through popular irrigation schemes and his personal charisma. After the death of M. G. Ramachandran
M. G. Ramachandran
Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran , popularly known by his initials , was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician....
,he supported his widowed wife V. N. Janaki in the 1989 election when the party had brokendown into two factions. The party lost the election and later the factions were united under Jayalalithaa. He continued as the president of the Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....
wing of AIADMK, but his increasing popularity threatened the new party leadership which gradually sidelined him. He finally quit the AIADMK in 1996 and joined his parent party of DMK and contested the 2006 election for the first with the DMK ticket but was defeated. An industrial training institute in Periya Negamam
Periya Negamam
Periya Negamam is a panchayat town in Coimbatore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Demographics: India census, Periya Negamam had a population of 7680. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Periya Negamam has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national...
is named after him.