File photo of Perumal Murugan. (Image: Instagram)
\n\nWho was the first Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, then called the Premier of the Madras Province, when India became independent in 1947? A book, now on the shelves of a new library in Coimbatore, says it was "Muthuvelu Subbaiah Iyer", a name few students of Tamil Nadu history would recognise.
\n\nThe book, Tamil Nadu Oru Paarvai, written by Dhanalakshmi Arjun, is part of the collection at Periyar Arivulagam. The library was a dream project of the previous DMK government and was recently inaugurated by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay. The errors came to light after award-winning Tamil writer Perumal Murugan visited the library and went through the books on its racks. He has since alleged serious irregularities in how the books were bought.
\n\nOn page 108, the book says Muthuvelu Subbaiah Iyer made a great impact on the leadership and the Assembly. It goes on to say that "Mu. Ka. Ramasamy", called an important figure in Dravidian politics, then rose as a leader, and that K. Kamaraj took over from him and ruled from 1954 to 1963.
\n\nThe record says otherwise. When India became independent, the Premier of Madras was O.P. Ramaswamy…
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