The rational thoughts of the legendary “THANTHAI PERIYAAR” and the reformative orationsof the Supreme leader “PERARIGNAR ANNA” inspired SDS, who joined their Self-respect Movement at an early age committed to follow them in their selfless efforts to eradicate untouchability, wellbeing of the downtrodden and to hold equality among the peopleof the various educational and economic groups of the societyfor the harmony of the Dravidian people.

When “THANTHAI PERIYAAR”under took the leadership of “Dravidar Kazhagam” in 1944, SDS as a high school student stood strong to form “Orathanaadu Maanavar Dravidar Kazhagam” and wore black shirt which brought in consciousness among other students to join the Self-respect Movement.     

In 1949 SDS followed “PERARIGNAR ANNA” and joined his DMK. With his truthful hard work this Engineering student won a place in the heart of its leader who made SDS as the first “General Secretary of“The Dravida Maanavar Munnetra Kazhagam (DMMK)”.

As General Secretary of DMMK and student of Annamalai University, SDS successfully conducted fourteen District DMMK conferences which sow the seed of Anti-Hindi agitation in the hearts of young student community.

SDS purposefully prolonged his Engineering course duration to thirteen long years at Annamalai University to propagate the ideologies of DMK to the students’ community of the university year after year. It’s no exaggeration to say SDS was the guiding star to almost all the prominent personalities of all the DRAVIDIAN parties of Tamilnadu. During the DMMK conference held at Annamalai Nagar as General Secretary of DMMK, SDS contributed Rs.1111/- to “PERARIGNAR ANNA” towards legal expenses for Tuticorin case.

After INDIA’S independence the separate colonies of Zamindars and Kingdoms were merged with this country under the stubborn action of the “IRON MAN of INDIA” Mr. Sardar Vallabai Patel. When separate states were formed geographically and linguistically in1956 Mr. M.P.Sivangnanam (MAA. PO. SI) fought
for the Provincial Autonomy of Tamil people and Tamilnadu but SDS as a student brought in great student support for the separate Dravida Naadu policy of “PERARIGNAR ANNA”.

“PERARIGNAR ANNA” was not only a mesmerizing orator and a voracious reader, but also was an exceptional writer. In addition to his weekly Tamil magazines “DIRAVIDA NAADU“ and “KAANCHI”, he founded an English weekly under the title “HOME LAND” in the year 1957. To bring out the weekly magazine successfully students of Annamalai University under the leadership of SDS contributed 10,000/- to “PERARIGNAR ANNA”.

In the year 1962 “PERARIGNAR ANNA” conducted the marriage of SDS with Sakunthala in Chennai, which was attended by almost every front – rank Dravidian party cadre. This was the time of INDO -CHINA war and to everyone’s astonishment SDS gave away all the marriage gifts and cash to “PERARIGNAR ANNA” to be given as war fund. Seeing her husband’s national outlook, Sakunthala also gave away all her wedding gifts and money for the war fund.

The Anti-Hindi Agitation took an aggressive step with the participation of the “Tamilnadu Students Anti-Hindi Federation” in 1965.When the federation was in need of financial support they approached SDS. As a Government servant he could not spare money hence he gave all the jewels of his wife Ms. Sakunthala for the success of that Language - War.