Ramachandran has been nominated for this year's "Perarignar Anna Award," named after the Dravidian veteran and former Chief Minister C N Annadurai.
It is one among the nine awards constituted in the names of Tamil personalities and leaders such as poet Thiruvalluvar and E V Ramasamy, fondly addressed as 'Thanthai Periyar.'
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has directed that the awardees be presented with the awards at a function here on January 15, coinciding with Thiruvalluvar Day, a state government release said.
Ramachandran, Deputy Leader of DMDK Legislature prior to his resignation, had also quit as MLA last month citing health reasons.
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