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'''Sathyavani Muthu''' (15 February 1923 – 11 November 1999)<ref name="ka.thi">{{cite book|last=[[Thirunavukkarasu]]|first=Ka|title=[[Dravida Iyakka Thoongal]]|year=1999|publisher=Nakkeeran pathippakam|language=Tamilta}}</ref> was an [[India]]nIndian politician and an influential leader from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She was a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Rajya Sabha]] member and Union Minister. She began her political career as a member of [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]], began her own party, [[Thazhthapattor Munnetra Kazhagam]] and later joined the [[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]. In late 1990s, she again joined in DMK.

She served as a minister for Harijan welfare and Information during [[C. N. Annadurai]] administration in Tamil Nadu from 1967 to 1969.<ref name="refannual">{{cite book | first= | last=| authorlink=| year= 1968| title=India, a reference annual|edition= | publisher= Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting| location= | pages=447| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XE7VAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> She again served as a Harijan welfare minister in [[M. Karunanidhi]] administration till 1974.<ref name="Duncan"/>

She resigned her ministerial position in 1974 and left Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. She claimed that Harijans are not treated well by DMK since the death of [[C. N. Annadurai]] and the new leader [[M. Karunanidhi]] was prejudiced against harijans.<ref name="Duncan">{{cite journal | title=Factions and Filmstars: Tamil Nadu Politics since 1971| author=Duncan Forrester| journal=Asian Survey| year=1976| volume=16|issue=3| pages=283–296| jstor=2643545| doi=10.15252307/as.1976.16.3.01p017032643545 }}</ref> She said

{{quotation|The time has come to form a new party to fight for the rights of the Harijans. After Dr. [[B. R. Ambedkar|Ambedkar]], nobody has taken the cudgels in real earnest......We will form a new party, sit on the opposition benches, and fight for the rights of Schedules Castes. We will not let them be exploited and humiliated endlessly.<ref name="Duncan"/><ref>{{cite news | url=| title=The rise and fall of Sathyavani Muthu| publisher=Femina| date=7 June 1974}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=| title=| publisherwork=The Hindu | dateissue=5 May, 6 May, 15 May and 3 June 1974}}</ref>}}

She formed [[Thazhthapattor Munnetra Kazhagam]]. The party was merged with Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam after it came to power winning the [[1977 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1977]] election.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2000/01/13/stories/04132231.htm| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205052238/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2000/01/13/stories/04132231.htm| url-status=usurped| archive-date=5 December 2010| title=Nedunchezhiyan dies of heart failure| publisherwork=The Hindu| date=13 January 2000| accessdate=1 December 2009}}</ref>

She served as a [[Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Rajya Sabha member]] as anthe [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] representative betweenfrom 3 April 1978 tillto 2 April 1984. She served as a CentralUnion Minister in [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]] administrationministry infrom 19 August 1979 andto she23 December 1979. She along with [[Aravinda Bala PazhanoorPajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]] were the first two non-Congress [[Dravidian parties]] Tamil Nadu politicians to serve in Union ministry.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-swing-parties/459620/0| title=The Swing Parties| work=Indian Express| date=15 May 2009| accessdate=1 December 2009}}</ref>

== BooksBook ==

[[File:Sathyavani Muthu's book "My Agitation".png|thumb|Cover page of the book ''My Agitations'' by Sathyavani Muthu]]

Sathyavani Muthu penned her struggles in the book titled "''My Agitation"Agitations'', which was first released in 1982 by The Justice Press in Madras. A book was written by Ms. Bhavani Ilavenil on the struggles of Sathyavani Muthu and released in the year 2018. The book titled "Thaltapatta Makkaluku Kalingnar M. Karunanidhi Seydha Dhroham - Sathyavani Muthu Varalar" (How Karunanidhi betrayed Dalits - Dr.Sathyavani Muthu's Struggles).

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[[Category:MembersMadras ofMLAs the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly1957–1962]]

[[Category:Union Ministersministers from Tamil Nadu]]