KR. RM. Kariya Manickam Ambalam
KR. RM. Kariya Manickam Ambalam was an Indian politician, social worker, and former Member of the Legislative Assembly.
Personal life[edit]
Ambalam was the only son of Ramasamy Ambalam. He was born in the small village of Kappallur, Devakottai taluk, Sivagangai district, Tamil Nadu, where his family were wealthy landlords.[citation needed] He had one son, K. R. Ramasamy, who followed him into politics,[1] and three daughters.[citation needed]
Politics[edit]
Ambalam acted as a popular leader for over 100 villages and a few towns. He was a close friend to Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar.[citation needed]
He was elected four times:[2] to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly in 1957 as an independent candidate,[3] in the 1962 and 1967 elections as a Swatantra Party candidate,[4][5] and in the 1977 election as an Indian National Congress candidate for Tiruvadanai.[5]
After he died, village people under Karur Nadu and Kappallor Nadu erected two bronze statue in Karur and Kannankudi.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "Congress MLA creates a record of sorts in southern districts". The Hindu. 14 May 2006. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ Jaishankar, C. (14 May 2006). "Congress MLA creates a record of sorts in southern districts". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India, New Delhi. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India, New Delhi. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India, New Delhi. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
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