Assembly election came in 1946. Four seats were allotted for
the
labours of Madras state . Buckingham Mill Labor
Union ,
Coimbatore Cotton Mill Union ,
Workers of South Indian
Railway and other factory workers of Madras were allotted
those four seats.
The president and good administrator of INTUC P.Jeevanandam
contest for INTUC.
Congress wanted to nominate a poor labour
so that through him Congress can have good growth. Kamaraj
accepted for this proposal and Kanniappan was elected for
the assembly.
Kamaraj handled any problems of labours personally. Being a
president of P.C.C. he liked to have his direct
involvement.
There was a strike at Coimbatore 30,000 labours
participated in that. Kamaraj and R.Venkatraman
met the mill
owners and talked with them and consulted the ministry and
reached for an amicable settlement , this confirmed Kamaraj
as a friend to labour. Leaders of B & C mill unions used to
consult Kamaraj for his advice. Labours of Madurai Harvey
mill wanted Kamaraj to be their union leader.
Kamaraj helped a lot to form union for the Tea and Coffee
plantation workers.
One Dr.Daniel a union leader of plantation workers said
that had not there been the help and support of Kamaraj
their union might have come to an end.
Narayanasami Naidu formed an union for agricultural labours
in Madras state. But only Kamaraj gave all the right to that
union. There was no security for peasants and labours in
Tanjore. Kamaraj along with Narayanasami Naidu implemented
the settlement arrived between Naidu and then Revenue
minister K.N.Venkat Rao. He helped them a lot and they
treated him as their god-father.
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Problems faced by the employees of Simson group were solved
with help of Kamaraj.
He listened the grievances of labour with sympathy gave them
the solutions and did the things that were to be done by the
government .
Labours treated him as their leader. god-father , friend
and philosopher.
Nathaniel the president Trivancore Dominion Madras State P.
C.C met Kamaraj in 1946. He explained that they were being
prevented to
join with Tamilnad and of that position
continues there won't be either Tamil or Tamilians . Hence
the help of Kamaraj was very much necessary for this.
Kamaraj replied that due to wont of time and pressure of
work he could not visit Trivancore though he received lot of
letters and telegrams. As per that day's Congress committee
formation they should join only with Kerala Congress
Committee . Unless the law was changed there was no other
go. But when the linguistic states were formed they could
join with Madras state P.C.C. A resolution was passed in P.
C.C working committee that places around Trivancore near
Madras state should be permitted by AICC to join with
Madras state for the work of congress.
Care taker government was formed in Trivancore in September
4th of 1947. Election was nearing with powers for aged to
exercise their franchise.
Tamils who went around with slogans for united Tamilnad were
lathi charged by armed polices. Lathi charge , oppression ,
false cases were the daily routines.
Tamils took oath to live with unity or to die. They sent
telegrams to Kamaraj stating the dangers faced by them.
Kamaraj left immediately. He met the people village by
village and heard their problems. He had a talk with leaders
of the Dominion Congress to safeguard the interests of
Tamilians but was in complete. Before leaving for Madras he
informed that he would invite Pattam Thaanuu Pillai and
Nathaniel to Madras for a compromise.
Pattam Thaanuu Pillai did not come to Madras at the
appointed day. Election was conducted , all the Tamils
joined together voted and won. The visit of Kamaraj induced
for this victory.
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