S. P. Adithanar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetS. P. Adithanar
Indian politician
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Place of Birth: Kayamozhi, Tamil Nadu, India
About S. P. Adithanar
- Si.
- Balasubramania Athithan (also known as Si.
- Ba.
- Adithanar ) 27 September 1905 – 24 May 1981), popularly called as "Adithanar", was an Indian lawyer, politician, minister and founder of the Tamil daily newspaper Dina Thanthi.
- He was the founder of the We Tamils (Tamil: ???? ??????) party.
- He served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council for two terms and as a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for four terms.
- He was the Speaker of the Assembly during 1967–68 and Tamil Nadu's minister for Cooperation in the M.
- Karunanidhi cabinets of 1969 and 1971.
- In his memory, two Tamil literary awards were created and are awarded annually by his son, Sivanthi Adithanar ( former Director of the Dina Thanthi group).
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