S. Raghavanandam
{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = S. Raghavanandam
| image = S Raghavanandam.jpg
| caption =
| office = Minister for Labour, Tamil Nadu
| term_start = 9 June 1980
| term_end = 15 November 1984
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = M. G. Ramachandran
| predecessor = himself
| successor = K. A. Krishnaswamy
| term_start1 = 30 June 1977
| term_end1 = 17 February 1980
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = M. G. Ramachandran
| predecessor1 = K. Rajaram
| successor1 = himself
| office2 = Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Council
| term_start2 = 2 August 1977
| term_end2 = 1 November 1986
| term_start3 = 1 March 1968
| term_end3 = 19 August 1971
| office4 = 4th General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| term_start4 = 14 March 1985
| term_end4 = 16 October 1986
| predecessor4 = P. U. Shanmugam
| successor4 = M. G. Ramachandran
| party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1990 - 1999)
(before 1972)
| otherparty = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
(1972 - 1990)
|
}}
S. Raghavanandam (1917–1999) was an Indian politician and former General Secretary of AIADMK. He was the Labour Minister in M. G. Ramachandran's Cabinet in 1977 and 1980.{{Cite web|title=SIXTH ASSEMBLY |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/6th_1977/overview.html|access-date=25 May 2021|publisher=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly}}{{Citation|last=|title=REVIEW OF THE WORK TRANSACTED BY THE SEVENTH TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 1980-84|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/7th_1980/7threview_80-84.pdf|location=Chennai|publisher=Secratriat of Legislative Assembly Secretariat}}{{Cite news |title=காப்பகப்படுத்தப்பட்ட நகல் |url=https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=138839020 |url-status= |access-date=2022-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104113618/https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=138839020 |archive-date=2022-01-04}} He was elected as the member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Council thrice in 1968, 1977 and 1988 representing both DMK and AIADMK.
Political career
Raghavanandam served as the member of the Legislative Council representing DMK from 1968 to 1971.{{Citation|last=|title=TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUADRENNIAL REVIEW 1967-70|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/4th_1967/Review%204_67-70.pdf|year=1971|location=Chennai|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu}}{{Citation|last=|title=TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUINQUENNIAL REVIEW 1971-76|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/5th_1971/5th-71-76.pdf|year=1977|location=Chennai|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu}} In 1972, when the DMK expelled MGR, joined the AIADMK. A letter was given to the chairman of the Board stating that he had resigned from the M.L.C. post. But Ragavanandam denied that he had written the resignation letter.
Raghavanandam was one of the senior leaders next to MGR in AIADMK. M.G.R, who was the general secretary of the AIADMK in the early days, became the chief minister and Raghavanandam became labour minister on his cabinet in 1977 and again in 1980. He was elected to Tamil Nadu Legislative Council representing AIADMK in 1977 and 1983. After P. U. Shanmugam, He served as the general secretary of AIADMK from 1985 to 1986. After the party split in 1988, He also held the post of Deputy General Secretary of AIADMK Janaki faction.{{Cite news |date= 1988-04-30|title=Statenotes: Making Insinuations|language=en-IN |work=indiatoday|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19880430-xyz-769085-2013-09-30 |access-date=2013-09-30}} In February 1989 after AIADMK United under Jayalalithaa, He continued as the Deputy General Secretary of the party. He joined back DMK in 1990.{{Cite news |date= 1990-01-31|title=Jayalalitha irks partymen|language=en-IN|work=indiatoday|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/19900131-jayalalitha-irks-partymen-812320-1990-01-30 |access-date=2013-10-04}}