Question

who were the pariyar? write a few lines about it
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Answer 1

Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973), commonly known as Periyar, also referred to as Thanthai Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician who started the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam. He is known as the 'Father of the Dravidian movement'.

Answer 2

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Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

• Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973), commonly known as Periyar, also referred to as Thanthai Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician who started the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam. He is known as the 'Father of the Dravidian movement'.
• Periyar later married her, Sources close to Periyar had indicated that Maniyammai, being a woman, could not be named his heir, and therefore he took to the legal recourse of marrying her so that she could become his legal heir With a much younger Maniammai and his appointment of her as his successor shocked many of his.