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3.1 - The Development of Politics In Tamil Nadu

Updated: Sep 26, 2023

Political Awakening:

The Modern Education System by the British government led to the awakening of freedom struggle, liberalization and the rise of Political Movements. Political reformers like political reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy, and EV Ramasamy Naicker arose. On one side they want to kill the social evils among the nations and on the other side, they realized the need for political rights to do what actually the nation needs. In Tamilnadu Justice Party leads the people in the right path that is as a political party.


South Indian liberal foundation was renamed The Justice Party which was formed in 1917 by T M Nair and P Thiagaraya Chetty. It is purely a non-Brahmin movement. It formed the government in Madras presidency in 1920 through direct elections and was in power for thirteen years. It is the best rival for the Indian National Congress and lost the election in 1937 to Congress. EVR Periyar took the leadership and made it into a Self-respect movement and in 1944 made it a social organization Dravida Kazhagam and stopped their electoral roles. Partial rebel of the organization called to be the original version of the Justice party contest in the election in 1952


Decline of Justice Party:

The reason for the decline it didn’t hold the people as a whole and opposed Brahmin. They stopped them in entering civil service. They were Against M. K. Gandhi since they felt he supported Brahmins. It worked like a Group of a few castes such as Vellalars (Mudaliars, Pillais), Balija Naidus, Beri Chettis, Kapus and Kammas.

Indian National Congress:

Indian National Congress was formed in 1985 against British establishment in Asia and Africa by Allan Octavian Hume. Womesh Chandra Banerjee was the first president of Congress. Mahatma Gandhi took the leadership after 1920. It is a Secular and Social democratic party that aims at social democracy balanced in lifting all sections. AA moderate group was operated by Bala Gangadra Tilak in 1905 who fought for Hindu political identity. Under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1929 in Lahore session home rule was the main goal of the movement. In the 1935 election Muslim League failed to emerge as a party. Subash Chandra Bose who was elected president in 1938 and 1939 resigned from Congress saying it was an umbrella organization. The party took power after Independence in 1947

The Forward Block:

Indian National Congress was formed in 1985 against British establishment in Asia and Africa by Allan Octavian Hume. Womesh Chandra Banerjee was the first president of Congress. Mahatma Gandhi took the leadership after 1920. It is a Secular and Social democratic party that aims at social democracy balanced in lifting all sections. AA moderate group was operated by Bala Gangadra Tilak in 1905 who fought for Hindu political identity. Under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1929 in Lahore session home rule was the main goal of the movement. In the 1935 election Muslim League failed to emerge as a party. Subash Chandra Bose who was elected president in 1938 and 1939 resigned from Congress saying it was an umbrella organization. The party took power after Independence in 1947.

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