Nellai Kannan

2022 - 8 - 18

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Tamil scholar, orator Nellai Kannan dies at 77 (The Indian Express)

Nellai Kannan, widely called 'Tamil Kadal', gave discourses on spirituality and Tamil literature. He was arrested in 2020 for delivering a provocative ...

After leaving the Congress, Kannan actively campaigned for AIADMK in 2006. Kannan was a member of the Born in January 1945, Kannan was widely called ‘Tamil Kadal’ in literary circles for having a vast and deep (like the ocean or ‘Kadal’) knowledge about a range of topics and exemplary oratorical skills in Tamil.

Legendary orator 'Nellai' Kannan dies aged 77 (The Hindu)

A multifaceted personality, N.S.S. 'Nellai' Kannan was a great orator with the attractive 'Tirunelveli slang' on a range of subjects including Tamil ...

A multifaceted personality, ‘Nellai’ Kannan was a great orator with the attractive ‘Tirunelveli slang’ on a range of subjects including Tamil literature and politics. However, he used to share his experiences in prison also with the audience after being released from jail. His two volumes of Kurukkuththurai Ragasiyangal, a literary work narrating the stories of the people of Tirunelveli in the ‘Tirunelveli slang’ is very popular in the literary world. Kannan would often use the opportunity of hosting friends to consume sweets that were otherwise banned for him because he was a diabetic. ‘Nellai’ Kannan suffered defeat in this election as a result of this, but also because of the tough opponent he took on. His hospitality was legendary among his friends.

'Nellai' Kannan, A Tamil Orator And Senior Congress Leader Who ... (Swarajya)

'Nellai' Kannan, a veteran Congress leader and noted Tamil orator, who was arrested in 2020 for delivering an incendiary speech exhorting Muslim community ...

As you are no doubt aware, Swarajya is a media product that is directly dependent on support from its readers in the form of subscriptions. In 2021, Nellai Kannan was awarded the Kamarajar Kathir Award in the presence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin. Kannan made these remarks while addressing an anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rally organised by radical Islamist outfit Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) in Tirunelveli. He was granted bail within a week. (Stalin has not publicly responded to the allegations.) Despite his opponents frequently hurling scurrilous allegations against him, Stalin himself has never spoken about this issue in public and has maintained a dignified silence on the allegations.

Prevalent Orator Nellai Kannan Passed Away: The Powerful ... (TheNewstuff)

Nellai Kannan is a politically astute orator who has the knowledge to speak from the beginning to the end of any literary work, beginning with the Kamba ...

Since he was as fluent in free-flow Tamil as an ocean, he was often referred to as 'Tamilkadal'. He was then arrested and kept in judicial custody by the Tirunelveli District Criminal Court until January 13. Notably, he ran against DMK leader Karunanidhi from the Chepakkam constituency in the 1996 Legislative Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.

TN mourns demise of legendary orator, scholar Nellai Kannan... (The New Indian Express)

Tamil orator, politician and author Nellai Kannan passed away at the age of 77 due to age-related illness in Tirunelveli on Thursday.

Kannan was arrested in 2020 for his controversial remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah Kannan was arrested in 2020 for his controversial remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. In his last days, Kannan was an ardent supporter of Chief Minister MK Stalin.

Stalin, leaders condole death of Nellai Kannan (DTNext)

In a statement released on Thursday, Stalin said that I am deeply saddened by the demise of renowned public speaker Nellai Kannan, who had worked closely ...

State Congress president KS Alagiri said, “No one can forget the impact his speeches on Bharatiyar, Kamarajar and lyricist Kannadasan had on the people of Tamil Nadu. I express my deep condolences to the family and Tamil world on losing a rich-literary figure and a warm person to socialise with.” The views articulated by him as debate moderator are insightful.

Nellai Kannan is no more - News Today | First with the news (News Today)

In 1989, Congress fielded him as a candidate from the Tirunelveli assembly constituency, but he lost to veteran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader A L ...

Kannan gave discourses on spirituality and Tamil literature among others. Orator Nellai Kannan passed away today due to an age-related ailment at his residence in Tirunelveli. He was 77.