Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said on Sunday that former Additional Solicitor-General of India late V.P. Raman was an uncrowned king in his lifetime, and his biography, The Man who would not be King, written by his son P.S. Raman, would serve as a guide for several lawyers.
Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan launched the book after Mr. Stalin was taken ill and could not attend the event. Mr. Duraimurugan read out the Chief Minister’s speech.
Mr. Stalin recalled that V.P. Raman was part of the committee that framed the DMK’s constitution and stood by the party in its formative years. “In 1961, he left the DMK because of differences over the Dravida Naadu policy. Yet, in 1967, he was instrumental in bringing Annadurai and Rajaji together for an alliance. Though he took differing stances on politics, his friendship with Kalaignar [former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi] did not diminish,” he said.
