Mayiladuthurai Sarangapani

Mayiladuthurai Sarangapani (1947–1965), also known as Mayavaram Sarangapani, was a student and participant in the anti-Hindi agitations who died by self-immolation during the anti-Hindi agitations in 1965, amid protests over the implementation of Hindi as the sole official language under the Official Languages Act, 1963, enacted by the Union Government of India. == Background == === Agitation of 1937–1940 === The anti-Hindi agitations in Tamil Nadu involve several mass protests, riots, student and political movements in Tamil Nadu concerning the official status of Hindi in the state.

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