▁Municipal ▁election ▁at ▁K umb ak on am . ▁Later , ▁taking ▁responsibility ▁for ▁his ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁assembly ▁elections , ▁he ▁res igned ▁his ▁Chair man ▁post ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Mr . ▁R ama ▁Ram an athan ▁won ▁the ▁assembly ▁election , ▁ ▁when ▁S . ▁K umar as amy ▁cont ested ▁the ▁election ▁with ▁ ▁Jan ata ▁Dal ▁support . ▁ ▁Princi ples ▁Very ▁simple ▁in ▁nature , ▁he ▁doesn ' t ▁wear ▁sho es ▁or ▁even ▁sli ppers . ▁Never ▁we ars ▁a ▁w rist watch ▁and ▁poss esses ▁neither ▁a ▁car ▁or ▁a ▁two ▁whe eler . ▁ ▁Service ▁During ▁his ▁college ▁days , ▁his ▁college ▁administration ▁arranged ▁a ▁separate ▁host el ▁for ▁the ▁scheduled ▁and ▁back ward ▁cas te ▁people . ▁He ▁opposed ▁this ▁illegal ▁supp ression ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁cas te ▁system ▁and ▁fought ▁for ▁justice ▁and ▁finally ▁abol ished ▁that ▁arrangement . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁for ▁protest ing ▁against ▁the ▁government ▁owned ▁to dd y ▁sh ops . ▁From ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁he ▁holds ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁being ▁in ▁prison ▁for ▁a ▁maximum ▁ten ure , ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁con gress man ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁state , ▁for ▁holding ▁peace ful ▁political ▁ag itations . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁arrested ▁for ▁holding ▁various ▁peace ful ▁protest s , ▁rel ating ▁to ▁far mers ▁and ▁we a vers ▁w age ▁related