to be used as the Erode District Congress Committee headquarters. Till date the headquarters functions there. Sampath died on 23 February 1977. A road in Vepery, Chennai and a government building complex in College Road, Chennai are named after him. References See also Dravidian parties Dravidian movement Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam E. V. K. S. Elangovan Anti-Hindi agitations 1977 deaths Dravidian movement Indian atheists 1926 births People from Erode district Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu