T. Thangappan was an Indian politician from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and former Member of the Legislative Assembly from Madras State (later Tamil Nadu).
Political career During the 1967 Madras State Legislative Assembly election, Thangappan was elected from Ramanathapuram constituency by a margin of 8,610 votes. By his victory, he ended the three-term-streak of his predecessor Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi (the then Zamindar of Ramnad who contested as an Indian National Congress candidate).1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
This feat made C. Rajagopalachari to describe Thangappan as the ‘Julius Caesar of South India’.
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