ANNA THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CN ANNADURAI

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AN ILLUMINATING ACCOUNT OF THE DMK AND ITS CHARISMATIC FOUNDER
In 1967, C.N. Annadurai became the chief minister of Madras state, when his party, the 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.
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06XXT5ST9
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Metro Reads (13 June 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English

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