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| Mr.E.Pa.Jeevan Kumar |
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| Mr.E.Pa.Jeevan Kumar |
Mr. E. Pa. Jeevan Kumar attended high school at St. Marys’ Boys Hr.Sec School, Tuticorin, after which, he joined Pope’s Hr Sec School, Sawyerpuram. Later he graduated from V.O.C College and pursued law at Thirunelveli Law College.
Even as a child, the family found in him, a rebellious spirit. At School he questioned the authorities when he saw prejudiced treatment meted out to his fellow students especially from the marganilaised sections. This rebellious spirit, that lay like a hearth inside him, blazed into furious flames during his college days and lead him to think out of some way that could better the lot of the broke, muted and maimed subaltern groups.
The heart that was throbbing out of agony, looking at the tentacles of miseries that were swallowing his people, let its blood in donation more than 20 times. The leader inside him quickly made him realise the power of many hands and he campaigned an awareness among college students in and around Tuticorin District.
As he matured into manhood, his perception of the society and the marginalised segment took a multi-dimensional turn. The intensive reading on various leaders who worked for the betterment of the society and his own observations of the society through practically living with and amongst the marginalised segments made him think. He knew he had greater responsibilities to shoulder.
It was about this time that he got the opportunity to meet Mr.Henry Tephen, the then Director of the popular Human Rights organisation - People’s Watch. This meeting had a remarkable influence on him and he began working as an Activist who went around the nooks and corners of South Tamilnadu, championing the cause of Human Rights, particulary for the marginalised.
As a Human Rights Activist, he conducted many agitation against the violation of Human Rights. He took part in many Campaigns which also include:
Ø Campaign Against Torture
Ø Campaign on Save River Tamiraparani
Ø Campaign against Alchoholism
Ø Anti Coca Cola Campaign
As a dutiful representative of the sons of this soil, he, actively, took part in the Scheduled Caste Community’s Land Rights Campaign. Towards this initiative, he organised as many as seven Patha Yatras and he lead a group of about 100 landless agri-coolies which took part in the Janadesh Yatra from Gawalior to Delhi around covering a foot march of 400 km.
Amidst his multifarious activities that incarnated as showers of rain to the parched throats of the people at the grassroot level, he organised a long continious Fasting to redeem the Separate Panchayat of Eruvapapuram. This intense struggle went on for 502 days. It was during these days that he learnt the power of Politics. It dawned on him that:-
ü Power alone can destroy the power
ü Political power is the master key to open any lock.
Time unfolded to him an occasion to sit and listen to a lecture of Dr. Suresh Mane. The thought-provoking lecture inspired him and he joined Bahujan Samaj Party as a Missionary worker, immediately.
Having practically learnt the Devendirar Community (Ruling Class) in breadth and length and based on the psychological study about the Devendirar community, he formed the DEED and DMM. The former was formed for the Educated Employees Working for the Empowerment of Devendrar Community, not for their welfare and the latter, an ideology based Social Movement, to unite and uplift the Devendrar community (Ruling Class) towards capturing the political power in Tamilnadu.
A leader is distinguished from a boss by his attitude. While a boss says- “Work!”, a leader would say -“Let’s work”. In this respect, any person who has met Mr. E.Pa. Jeevan Kumar in person would vouch that he is a “Let’s work!” man, to the core.
Reawakening the Devendirar community to remember the dignity they had in their glorious past, Mr. E.Pa. Jeevan Kumar leaded a foot march from Chinnamanur (Theni) to Paramakudi in Tamilnadu on 09/10/2009, the Death Anniversary of Political Scientist Kansiramji and Birth day of Maveerar Thiyagi Immanuel Sekara Devendrar. The slogans of this foot march hammered home the necessity of emerging as a community that cannot be ‘bought’.
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At Present, he close associate with Mr.Pramodkureel MP, and he has been doing lot of work among the grassroot level especially they both of them insist the importance of Political Power. After Mr.Promodkureel joined as a Coordinator in Tamilnadu, lot of Devendrar Community exodus from letter pad party like Pudhiyathamilagam and State party like AIADMK, DMK and National Party like Congress, BJP and Communist party
This hard-working man has been a resource tank of information, innovation and inspiration to many, particularly youngsters. He believes in promoting the cadre not leader. Brimming with a never-say-die spirit, this down-to-the-earth youth seems to be aligning a billion subaltern’s voice when he confidently says:
“Very soon, Devendrar (Ruling Class) will sit in both - the Parliement and the Legislative Assembly to demolish the existing Caste Sysem”.
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