Aloor Shanavas

Indian politician, activist, writer, and orator

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Aloor Sha Navas


Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Deputy General Secretary of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi

Personal details
Born	(1982-04-22) 22 April 1982 (age 42) Aloor, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India
Political party	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
Spouse	Parveen
Children	1 son
Residence	Chennai
Occupation	• Politician • Social Worker

J. Mohamed Shanavas (born 22 April 1982), known as Aloor Sha Navas, is an Indian politician, writer, and social worker from Tamil Nadu.^[1]^[2] He is currently the Deputy Secretary General of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi.^[when?] Since 2021, he is an elected member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly representing the Nagapattinam constituency.^[3]^[4]

Early life and education

Shanavas was born into a middle-class family in Aloor near Nagercoil in Kanyakumari District. His parents are Jainul Abideen and Raabiyath Beevi. He is married to Parveen. They have a son together.^[5]

Politics

In 2016, Shanavas stood for his first Tamil Nadu state legislative assembly elections from the Kunnam constituency. He was the joint candidate of the People's Welfare Front Alliance. He garnered just 19,853 votes and lost the elections to R. T. Ramachandran (politician) by a huge margin^{[citation needed]}.

In 2021, he stood for elections from the Nagapattinam Assembly constituency as the candidate for Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK). He defeated his nearest AIADMK rival with an individual 'pot' symbol as a part of the DMK-led alliance.^[6]^[7]

Currently, he also serves as the Deputy General Secretary of VCK party, a Dravidian political party for all caste equality. He is a strong follower of Thanthai Periyar, Muhammad Ismail and B.R.Ambedkar.^[8]

Activism

Shanavas has written six books and directed three documentaries to highlight the issues in the country.^[9]

Shanavas received death threats from a BJP worker who said in social media that a news of Shanavas will come soon as a prize for victory of the BJP in 4 seats in the state. The BJP worker was later arrested by the police.^[10]^[11]

Awards and honours

Young Media Activist award from Kuwait Tamil Islamic Committee.
Ilam Pirai Award from Kuwait.
Young Writer Award-Athayi Arabic College, Chennai.

^[12]^{[self-published source?]}

References

^ Naig, Udhav (29 October 2015). "Youth face of Tamilnadu politics". The Hindu.
^ "Latest News & Dispatches on Politics, Social Issues, Economy". Frontline.
^ "VCK's civil code meet aimed at political rejig ?". The New Indian Express.
^ "Aloor shanavaz at age 30". May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016.
^ "குன்னம் தொகுதி விடுதலைச் சிறுத்தைகள் வேட்பாளர்". Dinamani.
^ "Kunnam Assembly Election 2016 Latest News & Results". India.com.
^ "நாகப்பட்டினம் தொகுதியில் விசிகவின் ஆளூர் ஷாநவாஸ் வெற்றி". Puthiyathalaimurai (in Tamil). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^ "International tour of Aloor shanavas". 11 June 2014.
^ "Indian Muslims feel insecure under Modi". Arab News. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ "விசிக எம்.எல்.ஏ ஆளூர் ஷாநவாஸ்க்கு கொலை மிரட்டல்; பாஜக நிர்வாகி அதிரடி கைது". Indian Express Tamil (in Tamil). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ "'ஆள் மாறிப்போச்சு' : தமிழன் பிரசன்னாவுக்கு பதில் ஷாநவாஸுக்கு கொலை மிரட்டல் விடுத்த சங்கி - அதிரடி கைது". www.kalaignarseithigal.com. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ "Awards and recogonisations by Aloor shanavas". Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.