Who was Anna's political mentor?
M. G. Ramachandran
Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
Gandhi
Nehru
Answer
Anna's political mentor was Periyar E. V. Ramasamy. He was a Tamil politician and social reformer who was a major figure in the Dravidian movement. He founded the Dravidar Kazhagam party in 1944, and Anna became a member of the party in 1949. Anna was influenced by Periyar's ideas of social justice and anti-casteism, and he helped to spread these ideas through his own writings and speeches.
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