▁age ▁of ▁ 1 7 , ▁he ▁started ▁to ▁show ▁interest ▁in ▁public ▁life . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Anti - H indi ▁ag itations ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁So ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁Pre - univers ity ▁course . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁he ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁junior ▁Ass istant ▁in ▁Pan ch ay at ▁Union . ▁With ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁staff s ▁who ▁worked ▁with ▁him , ▁he ▁involved ▁in ▁many ▁ag itations ▁like ▁removal ▁of ▁images ▁of ▁God ▁in ▁his ▁office , ▁prevent ing ▁them ▁from ▁celebr ating ▁religious ▁festiv als ▁like ▁Ay ud ha ▁P oo ja ▁and ▁succeeded ▁in ▁those ▁too . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁he ▁quit ▁his ▁Government ▁job . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁He ▁started ▁sharing ▁his ▁life ▁with ▁Kam ala ▁from ▁ 1 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁daughters : ▁N ath ig ar ani , ▁A riv uch el vi . ▁As ▁cas te ▁den ial ▁marriage ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ways ▁to ▁er ad icate ▁cas te , ▁he ▁held ▁cas te ▁den ial ▁marriage ▁to ▁both ▁of ▁his ▁daughters . ▁He ▁held ▁the ▁marriage ▁of ▁his ▁elder ▁daughter , ▁N ath ig ar ani ▁in ▁a ▁public ▁meeting ▁organized ▁on ▁the ▁closing ▁ceremony ▁of ▁a ▁Per i yar ism ▁training ▁camp , ▁conducted ▁at ▁his ▁own ▁exp enses ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁young