sters . ▁He ▁registered ▁the ▁marriage ▁of ▁A riv ch el vi ▁and ▁advert ised ▁it ▁in ▁various ▁newsp apers . ▁ ▁Public ▁life ▁ ▁D rav id ar ▁Kaz h ag am ▁He ▁started ▁thinking ▁r ation ally ▁through ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁T amil ▁teacher ▁Ven ug op al . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁advice ▁given ▁by ▁his ▁T amil ▁teacher , ▁he ▁started ▁reading ▁“ V id uth al ai ”, ▁a ▁daily ▁founded ▁by ▁Per i yar ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁As ▁he ▁read ▁it ▁continu ously , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁D rav id ar ▁Kaz h ag am . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁he ▁met ▁Per i yar ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁un ve iling ▁ceremony ▁of ▁Per i yar ▁statue ▁at ▁S alem . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁“ Super st itions ▁Ab ol ition ▁Conference ” ▁organized ▁by ▁D rav id ar ▁Kaz h ag am . ▁In ▁that ▁conference , ▁he ▁met ▁some ▁senior ▁follow ers ▁of ▁Per i yar ▁like ▁A amb ur ▁Per um al , ▁P enn ag aram ▁N anja iah ▁and ▁Th ak kal ai ▁S . K . Ah med . ▁With ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁a ▁senior ▁self - res pect er ▁M ett ur ▁T . K . R am ach and ran , ▁he ▁organized ▁a ▁public ▁meeting ▁pres ided ▁by ▁Per i yar ▁at ▁Kol ath ur ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁He ▁clar ified