Madras Presidency Association was a faction within the Indian National Congress which existed before indian independence. While Justice Party championed the cause of non-Brahmins in Madras presidency, non-Brahmins within the Congress party founded Madras Presidency Association (MPA).
Formation
It was established on 20 September 1917 at a meeting of non-Brahmin Congress leaders in Chennai.Template:Fact Prominent leaders of the association were E. V. Ramasamy, V. Kalyanasundaram, P. Varadarajulu Naidu and Gooty Kesava Pillai.Template:Fact Kesava Pillai was the MPA's president and E. V. Ramasamy one of the vice presidents.Template:Fact The MPA briefly published two journals - Indian Patriot in English and Deshabhaktan in Tamil.Template:Fact
Dissolution
After the Government of India Act 1919 was passed, the MPA slowly disintegrated. Frustrated by the hostility of Brahmin Congress leaders' opposition to the MPA's demand of reservation of seats for non-Brahmins in the legislatures, Kesava Pillai resigned from the Congress and joined the Justice party.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ State Intervention and Popular Response: Western India at the nineteenth century{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Popular Prakashan private Ltd.
- ↑ Dravidar Kazhagam - A political study{{#if:Ravichandran|, Ravichandran}. Madras University(1982)
- ↑ Political and Social Conflict in South India; The non-Brahmin movement and Tamil Separatism, 1916-1929{{#if:Irschick|, Irschick}. University of California Press(1969)