▁Kaz h ag am . ▁later , ▁he ▁took ▁responsibility ▁of ▁holding ▁various ▁posts , ▁in ▁the ▁students ▁wing ▁of ▁Tan j ore ▁District ▁D rav id ar ▁Kaz h ag am . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁when ▁K . ▁K amar aj ▁came ▁to ▁power ▁as ▁the ▁Chief ▁Minister , ▁Per i yar ▁supported ▁K . ▁K amar aj ▁as ▁an ▁individual , ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁commit ment ▁to ▁people ’ s ▁issues . ▁Further , ▁Per i yar ▁l abeled ▁K . ▁K amar aj ▁as ▁the ▁" P ach ai ▁Tam iz han " ▁( Raw ▁T amil ian ) ▁and ▁allowed ▁D rav id ar ▁Kaz h ag am ▁members ▁to ▁join ▁K . ▁K amar aj . ▁During ▁that ▁time , ▁S . ▁K umar as amy ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Per i yar ▁E . ▁V . ▁Ram as amy ▁ ▁seeking ▁his ▁appro val , ▁and ▁after ▁his ▁san ction , ▁he ▁then ▁joined ▁the ▁Congress ▁party . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁D . M . K ▁and ▁Jan ata ▁Dal ▁al liance . ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁period ▁he ▁remained ▁in ▁other ▁parties , ▁and ▁later ▁dis associ ated ▁from ▁active ▁politics , ▁to ▁remain ▁as ▁a ▁Social ▁worker . ▁ ▁E lection ▁contest ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁S . ▁K umar as amy ▁first ▁time ▁cont ested ▁and ▁lost ▁his ▁victory . ▁Later ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁he ▁again ▁cont ested ▁and ▁won ▁the