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Which social reformer was popularly called as 'Periyar'?

  1. A
    E. V. Ramaswamy Naicker
  2. B
    C. V. Raman Pillai
  3. C
    B. R. Ambedkar
  4. D
    Jyotiba Phule

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Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (E. V. Ramaswamy Naicker) was an influential social activist and politician who started the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu. He is revered and popularly referred to by the honorific title 'Periyar' (meaning 'respected one' or 'elder').

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Which social reformer was popularly called as 'Periyar'?
A
E. V. Ramaswamy Naicker
B
C. V. Raman Pillai
C
B. R. Ambedkar
D
Jyotiba Phule

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