In the 2008 event, Cho invited Narendra Modi to the Stage by introducing him as “The Merchant of Death” and then paused before declaring that he was the Merchant of Death to “Corruption, Nepotism, inefficiency etc. In 1963, he acted in his first film, Paar Magale Paar. Having acted in over 200 films, scripted 14 and directed another four, Cho’s contribution to Tamil cinema remains unparalleled. Cho Ramaswamy was a popular comedian in the 1960s and 70s, and had acted with all the top stars in that. In fact, Cho played a key role to build a friendship between J Jayalalithaa and Mr Modi. Friday, 5 October, marks the 84 th birth anniversary of Cho, a legendary artiste who didn’t shy away from challenging tyranny. Srinivasa Iyer Ramaswamy, better known as Cho Ramaswamy, was an Indian actor, comedian, character actor, editor, political satirist, playwright, dialogue writer, film director and lawyer from Tamil Nadu. As chief minister of Gujarat, Mr Modi had attended the annual reader conference of Cho’s Thuglak magazine twice – in 20. In his last decade, Cho was a vociferous supporter of Narendra Modi and one of the first voices advocating that he be made the prime ministerial candidate of the BJP. His legendary wit reflected in every answer he gave to questions from readers and even those he had criticised, M Karunanidhi or J Jayalalithaa included, had to concede their admiration for him. Thuglak, the magazine Cho founded in 1970 was a platform that carried his political views and assessment of socio-political issues. But that did not stop him from opposing her vociferously when her first tenure as chief minister (1991-96) turned into an authoritarian and corrupt display of power. In 1996, late Cho Ramaswamy played a key role in bringing together an opposition alliance against AIADMK supremo and then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa.Ĭho was a personal friend to Jayalalithaa from her days as an actor. It turns out that the elder son is the man who drove the woman to prostitution. He did not do it for power or position, but because he believed it was right and he did it with his legendary wit! Cho is a familiar name not only in Tamil Nadu but all over India. The late actor-journalist Srinivasa Iyer Ramaswamy, better known as Cho Ramaswamy, scripted several pre poll alliances in Tamil Nadu in the last three decades. and her son Sanjay talking above the caption: 'A national debate on the. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a politician, like Pawar in a quest for power and position, to be alliance makers. The Tamil humorist Cho Ramaswamy failed to sneak in a cartoon showing the prime.
neither does son Sriram, who is a computer engineer and. There are very few such personalities in Indian politics that can reach out and be trusted by all sides to be architects of difficult alliances. Snigdha Somarouthu finds out whats so special about Cho Ramaswamy. PM Modi and Jayalalithaa were among the VIPs who called on Cho at the hospital in August last year when he was seriously ill.Sharad Pawar has proved that he is a rare politician with the power of personal friendships cutting through the political spectrum that can help script an alliance of opposites.
Kushanaba (read as Kushanaaba) was one among them. All the four grew up, established 4 cities and ruled them. To propagate his progeny, as per Kshatriya dharma, he married Vaidehi. Karunanidhi’s party ended up behind DMDK of Captain Vijayakanth in that polls. He did severe thapas and attained great fame. In 2010, it was Cho who brought around Jayalalithaa and Captain Vijayakanth together, leading to formation of a formidable team that decimated the DMK. In the 1996 assembly polls, Cho was instrumental in roping in film actor Rajinikanth to bless the DMK, which was still smarting from its loss in 1991 to Jayalalithaa. Despite his strong opposition to the DMK regime in 2010, Cho was friendly with Karunanidhi. Veteran journalist, former Rajya Sabha member, theatre personality and political commentator Cho Ramaswamy (82) passed away in Chennai on Wednesday after suffering from illness. Cho, who represented the BJP in the Upper House, was the first person who mooted the idea that Modi should be the prime ministerial candidate, at a time when its tallest leader LK Advani was thought to be the frontrunner for the candidacy.Ī fearless critic of the government and a political commentator, he was also sought after by Jayalalithaa and had personal rapport with all the top politicians of the country cutting across the political spectrum, including former prime minister Indira Gandhi, BJP veteran Atal Bihari Vajpayee, LK Advani, M Karunanidhi among others.ĭespite his sharp and acerbic criticism, his relations were intact with all political parties and politicians.
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