J. Mohamed Shanavas (born 22 April 1982), known as Aloor Sha Navas, is an Indian politician, writer, and social worker from Tamil Nadu. He is currently the Deputy Secretary General of

Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (; VCK) formerly known as the Dalit Panthers of India or the Dalit Panthers Iyyakkam (; DPI) is an Indian social movement and political party that seeks to combat caste based discrimination, active in the state o ...

. Since 2021, he is an elected member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly representing the Nagapattinam constituency.

Early life and education

Shanavas was born into a middle-class family in Aloor near

Nagercoil Nagercoil, also spelt as Nagarkovil ("Temple of the Nāgas", or Nagaraja-Temple), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu state, India. Situated close to the tip of the Indian peninsula, it lies on an ...

Kanyakumari District Kanniyakumari district is one of the 38 districts in Tamil Nadu state and the southernmost district in mainland India. It stands second in terms of population density among the districts of Tamil Nadu. It is also the richest district in Tamil Nad ...

. His parents are Jainul Abideen and Raabiyath Beevi. He is married to Parveen. They have a son together.

Politics

In 2016, Shanavas stood for his first Tamil Nadu state legislative assembly elections from the Kunnam constituency. He was the joint candidate of the People's Welfare Front Alliance. He garnered just 19,853 votes and lost the elections to R. T. Ramachandran (politician) by a huge margin. In 2021, he stood for elections from the

Nagapattinam Assembly constituency Nagapattinam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.It comprises Entire thirumaruga ...

as the candidate for

(VCK). He defeated his nearest AIADMK rival with an individual 'pot' symbol as a part of the DMK-led alliance. Currently, he also serves as the Deputy General Secretary of VCK party, a Dravidian political party for all caste equality. He is a strong follower of Thanthai

Periyar Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973), revered as Periyar or Thanthai Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician who started the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam. He is known as the 'F ...

Muhammad Ismail M. Muhammad Ismail (5 June 1896—5 April 1972) was an Indian politician and social worker from Tirunelveli, southern Tamil Nadu. He served as the first President of Indian Union Muslim League after the partition of British India. He was popular ...

and B.R.Ambedkar.

Activism

Shanavas has written six books and directed three documentaries to highlight the issues in the country. Shanavas received death threats from a BJP worker who said in social media that a news of Shanavas will come soon as a prize for victory of the BJP in 4 seats in the state. The BJP worker was later arrested by the police.

Awards and honours

Shanavas was entitled, "Tamil Marabu Kaavalar" at Tamil Heritage Convention by Canada Tamil Sangam in 2017. Young Media Activist award from Kuwait Tamil Islamic Committee. Ilam Pirai Award from Kuwait. Young Writer Award-Athayi Arabic College, Chennai.

References

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* About Aloor Shanavas
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shanavas, Aloor Living people Tamil activists Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi politicians 1982 births Indian Muslims People from Kanyakumari district Tamil Nadu MLAs 2021–2026