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Viduthalai began as a Justice Party bi-weekly and became a daily under Periyar in 1937.
On 1 June 1935 the Justice Party brought out Viduthalai, a bi-weekly printed from Mount Road in Madras. Periyar E. V. Ramasamy took charge of it, and in 1937 it started appearing daily. The paper became a leading voice of the Self-Respect and Dravidian movements. Its present owner is the Dravidar Kazhagam.
Justice Party returns to power under B. Munuswamy Naidu
The Justice Party won the 1930 election, boycotted by the Congress, and B. Munuswamy Naidu became Premier.
Raja of Bobbili becomes Premier
The Raja of Bobbili, a zamindar, replaced B. Munuswamy Naidu as Premier and led the last Justice Party ministry before 1937.
Manikkodi literary weekly launched
Launched in Madras, the Tamil literary weekly Manikkodi gave modern Tamil short fiction a platform.
The Tamil daily Dinamani published its first edition on 11 September; it later became part of the Indian Express group.
Periyar jailed and elected Justice Party president
E. V. Ramasamy was imprisoned for his role in the anti-Hindi agitation and was elected president of the Justice Party while in jail.
Periyar raises 'Dravida Nadu for Dravidians'
Periyar swapped the slogan 'Tamil Nadu for Tamils' for 'Dravida Nadu for Dravidians', setting the Justice Party on a separatist course.
