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Swami A. S. Sahajananda Sahajananda (1881-1959) was the first son of Alamelu and Annamalai of Medavakkam village, North Arcot district. He had his education at Thindivanam Missionary School. He learnt Thirukkural form V.O.C. Pillai and also studied Sanskrit. In each and every dalit conference and religious conferences, he argued that dalits were not low born not untouchables and there existed men of animalistic nature in all communities and such people alone could be called untouchables. Through this argument he tried his best to remove the untouchable stigma among his class. His dalit men were full of superstitions. He tried to remove such practices away from them. In 1917 he offered a satyagraha to touch the water of the sacred tank of Omekalam, for which he was prosecuted. He attended the conference of the All India Depressed Classes Federation, held at Nagpur in 1932. He got elected for three times to Chennai State Assembly. He took active part in bringing laws to protect Adi Dravi...