Tamil Nadu Timeline

S. Ramadoss

5 events, 1987 to 2013.

  1. 1987

    1. Sep 1987VillupuramProtest

      Vanniyar reservation agitation

      The Vanniyar Sangam led a road blockade agitation in northern Tamil Nadu demanding separate reservation for the Vanniyar community.

  2. 1989

    1. 1989ChennaiSocial Reform

      Separate 20% quota for Most Backward Classes

      The DMK government split the 50% backward class quota into 30% for Backward Classes and 20% for Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities.

    2. 16 Jul 1989ChennaiPolitics

      Pattali Makkal Katchi founded

      S. Ramadoss founded the Pattali Makkal Katchi, a party rooted in the Vanniyar Sangam and the 1987 reservation agitation.

  3. 1998

    1. Feb 1998ChennaiPolitics

      AIADMK allies with the BJP; NDA wins 30 seats in Tamil Nadu

      Breaking its long alliance with the Congress, the AIADMK joined the BJP-led front, which won 30 of Tamil Nadu's 39 Lok Sabha seats.

  4. 2013

    1. 25 Apr 2013MarakkanamConflict

      Marakkanam caste violence

      At Marakkanam, PMK cadres heading to a Vanniyar youth festival clashed with Dalit villagers, setting off violence in the northern districts.