Vaiko
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Vaiko is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu, best known as a fiery orator and prominent regional leader who broke away from the DMK to form his own party and has long advocated Tamil nationalist and civil rights causes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vaiko canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian politician
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ orator ⓘ |
| abbreviationOfPartyFounded | MDMK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternateName |
V. Gopalsamy
NERFINISHED
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Vai. Ko. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Vaiyapuri Gopalsamy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-07-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Madurai College
NERFINISHED
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Madurai Law College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Durai Vaiyapuri
NERFINISHED
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Suthanthira Devi NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaiyapuri Shanmuga Raja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Tamil nationalist advocacy
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civil rights activism ⓘ fiery oratory ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Sri Lankan Tamil rights advocacy
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civil liberties movement in India ⓘ |
| name | Vaiko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
opposition to emergency-era authoritarianism in India
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support for Tamil Eelam cause in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| occupation |
advocate
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politician ⓘ |
| officeHeld |
Member of Lok Sabha
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Member of Rajya Sabha ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kalingapatty, Madurai district, Madras Presidency, British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
Dravidian politics
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Tamil nationalism ⓘ |
| politicalPartyFounded | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | General Secretary of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForNotability | broke away from DMK to form MDMK ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| representedConstituency |
Madurai
NERFINISHED
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Sivakasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Renuka Devi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfPrimaryActivity | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasMemberOf | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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