▁a ▁custom ▁which ▁comp elled ▁wid owed ▁women ▁to ▁wear ▁a ▁white ▁sare e . ▁He ▁organized ▁protest s ▁against ▁this , ▁fought ▁back ▁and ▁succeeded . ▁He ▁held ▁cas te ▁den ial ▁mar ri ages ▁for ▁many ▁people ▁in ▁his ▁region ▁which ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁cas te ▁f ren zy . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁left ▁D rav id ar ▁Kaz h ag am . ▁ ▁Th anth ai ▁Per i yar ▁D rav id ar ▁Kaz h ag am ▁and ▁Per i yar ▁D rav id ar ▁Kaz h ag am ▁There ▁were ▁two ▁other ▁active ▁movements ▁function ing ▁separately ▁on ▁Per i yar ’ s ▁ide ologies ▁viz . ▁Per i yar ▁D rav id ar ▁Kaz h ag am ▁led ▁by ▁A ano or ▁J eg ade es an ▁and ▁Vid uth al ai ▁Raj end ran , ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁D rav id ar ▁Kaz h ag am ▁led ▁by ▁Th ir u va ar ur ▁Th ang ar as u ▁and ▁Ram ak r ish nan . ▁The ▁team ▁of ▁supp or ters ▁who ▁left ▁D rav id ar ▁Kaz h ag am ▁along ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁movements ▁stated ▁above ▁combined ▁and ▁started ▁function ing ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Th anth ai ▁Per i yar ▁D rav id ar ▁Kaz h ag am . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁that ▁movement . ▁A ▁mer ger ▁conference ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0