Rettamalai Srinivasan

Rettamalai Srinivasan was an Indian social reformer and activist who organized political and social movements for the rights of oppressed communities in colonial Tamil Nadu. After moving to Chennai, he founded the Paraiyar Mahajana Sabha, later known as the Adi-Dravida Mahajana Sabha, and launched the newspaper *Paraiyan* in 1893 to publicize the injustices faced by the Depressed Classes. He also represented their interests at the Round Table Conferences in London in 1930 and 1931.