ANNA : The Life and Times of C.N. Annadurai

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  • Author : R.Kannan
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Random House India
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 458 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9780143429036

About the Book

In 1967, C.N. Annadurai became the chief minister of Madras state, when his
party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), swept to power for the first time.
In this definitive biography, R. Kannan traces the growth of Annadurai from a
young protégé of the radical thinker Periyar E.V. Ramasamy into a revered
leader known as Anna or elder brother.
Kannan draws on Anna's considerable body of writing and the memoirs of other
leaders and authors in Tamil, to candidly examine Anna's complex relationship
with Periyar and his disillusionment with the corruption he witnessed when in
power. Featuring luminaries like Rajagopalachari and Kamaraj, K. Karunanidhi
and MGR, among many others, Anna offers a warm and rounded portrait of a
man who showed the way for the democratic expression of regional aspirations
within a united India.

About the Author

R. Kannan is a child of the Dravidian movement and has long been a
commentator on Dravidian politics. Raised and educated at Chennai, Kannan
completed his LLM from the University of Georgia and PhD in International
Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He
has served in various capacities with the United Nations in two continents for
nearly a quarter of a century. He presently heads the Basra office of the UN
Assistance Mission for Iraq. His latest book is MGR: M.G. Ramachandran, A
Life.

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