About: V. A. Andamuthu

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V. A. Andamuthu was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Bhavanisagar constituency in the 1996 elections. He was a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. In April 1997, together with fellow DMK politicians P. Selvaraj and S. K. Rajendran, Andamuthu irked Karunanidhi, the Chief Minister, by praying for the continuation of the DMK government. They did so by walking on burning coals at the , near Salem. The atheist Karunanidhi said "I am not bothered how long my government lasts. I am worried about how long it will adhere to the principles of rationalism." He threatened to expel from the party any person who emulated the act.

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  • V. A. Andamuthu was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Bhavanisagar constituency in the 1996 elections. He was a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. In April 1997, together with fellow DMK politicians P. Selvaraj and S. K. Rajendran, Andamuthu irked Karunanidhi, the Chief Minister, by praying for the continuation of the DMK government. They did so by walking on burning coals at the , near Salem. The atheist Karunanidhi said "I am not bothered how long my government lasts. I am worried about how long it will adhere to the principles of rationalism." He threatened to expel from the party any person who emulated the act. (en)
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  • V. A. Andamuthu was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Bhavanisagar constituency in the 1996 elections. He was a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. In April 1997, together with fellow DMK politicians P. Selvaraj and S. K. Rajendran, Andamuthu irked Karunanidhi, the Chief Minister, by praying for the continuation of the DMK government. They did so by walking on burning coals at the , near Salem. The atheist Karunanidhi said "I am not bothered how long my government lasts. I am worried about how long it will adhere to the principles of rationalism." He threatened to expel from the party any person who emulated the act. (en)
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  • V. A. Andamuthu (en)
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