M. Nannan (1923 ? 7 November 2017) was an Indian educationist, bureaucrat and socio-political activist. He served as a Professor of Tamil at the Presidency College, Madras . ^[1]

Early life [ edit ]

Nannan was born in 1923. He lived in Saidapet then in the Chingleput district of Madras Presidency . ^[2] After graduating in Tamil, Nannan presented a Tamil language coaching programme on All India Radio (AIR) from 1948 till the mid-1950s, when he was offered the post of Tamil lecturer at the Presidency College, Madras. ^[2]

Television and bureaucracy [ edit ]

During the 1980s, Nannan gave Tamil classes on Doordarshan , India's state-owned television channel. ^[2] He also served as Director of Tamil Development and Vice-Chairman of Adult Education Board. ^[2]

Political leanings [ edit ]

Nannan was an ardent supporter of the Self Respect Movement and the Pure Tamil Movement . He has openly spoken in support of the Dravidar Kazhagam and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and participated in agitations against the removal of the Kannagi statue. ^[3]

Nationlisation [ edit ]

In an event commemorating the hundredth birth year of M. Nannan at Chennai, Tamil Nadu chief minister M. K. Stalin said that the work of M. Nannan will soon be nationalised. ^[4]

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