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'''G. S. Lakshmanan Iyer''' (1918 – 2 January 2011) was an Indian freedom fighter from [[Gobichettipalayam]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. He was imprisoned for more than five years during India's [[Indian independence movement|freedom struggle]]. He has been credited with having done a lot toward the improvement of the poor and oppressed, and he donated most of his assets to that cause.<ref>{{cite news|title=லட்சுமண அய்யர் எனும் சாதி ஒழிப்புப் போராளி|url=http://tamil.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%92%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF/article8266914.ece|accessdate=28 September 2017|publisher=The Hindu - Tamil|date=22 February 2016}}</ref> He distributed his land worth hundreds of crores in today's money to build houses for the oppressed.<ref>{{cite news|title=எழுதித் தீராத பெருவாழ்வு|url=http://www.kalachuvadu.com/archives/issue-134/%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%81|accessdate=28 September 2017|publisher=Kalachuvadu - Magazine|date=February 2011}}</ref> He involved his wife in [[Satyagraha]], who was also imprisoned along with him.

He was the chairman of [[Gobichettipalayam Municipal Corporation|Gobichettipalayam municipality]] twice [1952-1955 and 1986-1991].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gobichettipalayam - Overview|url=http://gobichettipalayam.co.in/city/gobichettipalayam/listing/gobichettipalayam/|website=Gobichettipalayam|accessdate=28 September 2017}}</ref> It was during his regime that Gobichettipalayam became the first city in India to ban the [[Manual scavenging]] system.<ref>{{cite news|title=Magsaysay winner Bezwada Wilson: It's been a long journey, slow progress|url=https://www.oneindia.com/feature/interview-magsaysay-award-winner-bezwada-wilson-karnataka-2165743.html|accessdate=28 September 2017|publisher=OneIndia-News|date=28 July 2016}}</ref> He freed [[Dalits]] from money debts, ensured that they lived in comfortable houses on clean, wide streets and built modern toilets. He died in January 2011 due to illness at the age of 93 and thousands of people gathered to pay their last respects. A documentary film namely" Oyamari" also produced about life of Lakshmana Iyer by writer S. Balamurugan.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Remembering-a-great-man/article13380673.ece| title = Remembering a great man - The Hindu}} </ref> In 2018 the Governor of Tamil Nadu unveiled a statue of G.S. Lakshman Iyer in the district.<ref>https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/tn-guv-urges-people-to-lead-simple-life-118082900633_1.html</ref>

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[[Category:People from Erode district]]
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