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L. C. Gurusamy

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Rao Sahib L. C. Gurusamy (1885–1966), was an educator, politician, activist and reformer.[1]

He was born in Madiga community to Kottappa at Perambur, Tamil Nadu.[2][3]

He was one of the founding members of 'Adi Dravida Mahajana Sabha' and later founded ‘Arunthathiyar Mahasabha’ in 1920 with H. M. Jaganathan.[4]

He was nominated to the Madras Legislative Council from 1920 to 1930 and was made Honorary Magistrate in the Labour Court where he served for 22 years.[5]

He also served as Director of a Madras Co-operative Bank, Senator of Madras University and elected to the Madras Municipal Council.[6]

In 1927, British government conferred him with the title of "Rao Sahib" for his contribution towards depressed classes of Tamil Nadu.

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  1. ^ VISWANATHAN, S. (15 January 2009). "Separate slice". Frontline. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
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  3. ^ Ramakrishnan, T. (2019-04-01). "Arunthathiyars feel left out by parties". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  4. ^ Gurusamy, S. (2019-06-05). EMPOWERMENT OF MARGINALIZED CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS. MJP Publisher.
  5. ^ The Who's who in Madras: ... A Pictorial Who's who of Distinguished Personages, Princes, Zemindars and Noblemen in the Madras Presidency. Pearl Press. 1937.
  6. ^ "[PDF] - Chapter VI A PROFILE OF PROMINENT DALIT LEADERS" (PDF). sg.inflibnet.ac.in.