The Legacy of K. A. Sengottaiyan in Gobichettipalayam and Beyond

A. Sengottaiyan was born on 9 January 1948 in Kulpalamayam, then was part of Madras State (now Tamil Nadu) KA Sengottaiyan KA Sengottaiyan biography and political career in Tamil Nadu From a gounder farming family in Erode district, he completed his SSLC (10th standard) from S.S.L.C. Corporation Higher Secondary School at GobichettiPalayam by 1966 Star profile With schooling as his supreme formal education, he quickly turned to politics. AIADMK increase Sengottaiyan joined All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazgam (AIADMK) in 1972 and started his political journey as a panchayat secretary Star profile His initial dedication impressed party leaders, and in 1975 he was appointed as the Erode District Secretary of AIADMK. Star profile Within two years, his luck increased: the founder of the party, M. Yes. Ramachandran (MGR) allowed him to contest the 1977 legislative assembly elections from Satyamangalam constituency in 1977 - a decisive moment Samayam Tami...