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Erode Venkatappa Ramasami Maniammai (10 March 1917 – 16 March 1978), was an Indian social activist and politician. She was the second wife (at the age of 32) of E. V. Ramasami (at the age of 70). She succeeded him as the president of the Dravidar Kazhagam upon his death in 1973.
On 9 July, 1949, a 70-year-old Periyar, E V Ramasamy, married the 32-year-old Maniammai. This marriage caused outrage and was said to have caused a split in the organisation and paved way for leaders like Annadurai and Karunanidhi to form their own party and fulfil their political ambitions, something that Periyar lacked.
Erode Venkatappa Ramasami Maniammai (10 March 1917 – 16 March 1978), was an Indian social activist and politician. She was the second wife (at the age of 32) of E. V. Ramasami (at the age of 70). She succeeded him as the president of the Dravidar Kazhagam upon his death in 1973.
Thus, when Ramasamy married Maniammai on 9 July 1948, they quit the Dravidar Kazhagam, stating that Ramasamy married Maniammayar who was the daughter of Kanagasabhai when he was 70 and she 32. Those who parted company with Ramasamy joined the DMK.
Mar 8, 2017 · Even though he was over 20 years her senior, he referred to her as Annai, which means “mother” in Tamil. In his writings, Bharathidasan praised her for dedicating her entire youth to the...
If there is one person around to control Periyar from eating what is not good for him, with the affection of a strict but affectionate mother, it is the one and only Annai Maniammaiyar.
Annai E.V.R. Maniammaiar who was the ardent associate of Thanthai Periyar, later became his wife to lead the social movement founded by Periyar after him. The five-year leading of Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) by Maniammaiar (1973-1978) made the entire country and the world to look at the movement.
